Water industries Books
Oro Editions Way Beyond Bigness: The Need for a Watershed
Book SynopsisWay Beyond Bigness is a design-research project that studies the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine river basins, with particular focus on multi-scaled, water-based infrastructural transformation. The book proposes a simple, adaptive framework that utilises a three-part, integrative design-research methodology, structured as: Appreciate + Analyze, Speculate + Synthesize, and Collaborate + Catalyze. To do such, Way Beyond Bigness realigns watersheds and architecture across multiple: scales (site to river basin), disciplines (ecologists to economists), narratives (hyperbolic to pragmatic), and venues (academic to professional). The research critiques and recasts Oxford Dictionary's two very different definitions for a 'watershed': 1) "An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas" and 2) "An event or period marking a turning point in a situation in a course of action or state of affairs" and its two very different definitions for 'architecture': 1) "The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings" and 2) "the complex or carefully designed structure of something." The book highlights the author's comprehensive work of over more than a decade, including in depth field research across the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine, along with a diverse body of academic and professional collaborations, ranging from the speculative to the community-based.Table of ContentsForeword (Margarita Jover) / 8 Acknowledgements / 12 Introduction Bigness, Katrina, Conflict, Hybridity & Audience / 18 Backstory “from Times Beach…” / 32 Definintions Watershed, Architecture & Way Beyond Bigness / 44 Appreciate + Analyze [A+A] / 53 Description (Anthony Acciavatti) / 55 Why the Mississippi, Mekong, & Rhine? / 62 Who Manages the River Basins? / 66 Mississippi, Mekong, and Rhine River Basin Atlas / 84 (with Jess Vanecek, Paul Wu, Chenyu Zhang) Mississippi River Basin & the World / 86 Missouri River Basin / 96 Erasure (Kees Lokman) / 121 Scar (Meghan Kirkwood) / 132 Upper Mississippi, Ohio, & Tennessee River Basins / 144 Reconnection (Chuck Theiling) / 169 Depth (Jesse Vogler) / 183 Between (Jennifer Colten) / 196 Above (with Jess Vanecek) / 199 Lower Mississippi & Arkansas-White-Red River Basins / 202 Splitting (Forbes Lipschitz & Justine Holzman) / 227 Shifting (Alex Kolker) / 239 Mekong River Basin & the World / 250 Development (Dorothy Tang) / 260 Balance (Palakorn Chanbanyong & Simon Krohn) / 344 Adapt (Shelby Elizabeth Doyle) / 355 Monitor (Duong Van Ni) / 366 Rhine River Basin & the World / 378 Transform (Han Meyer) / 388 Revive (Robbert de Koning & Dale Morris) / 451 Speculate + Synthesize [S+S] /469 Context (Ian Caine) / 471 from the Big Six to the Birds Foot / 487 (with Jonathan Stitelman, Allison Méndez, L. Irene Compadre & Chad Fisk) from the Third Pole to the Nine Dragons / 500 (with Jess Vanecek & Rob Birch) from the Rheinquelle to the Leo Hollandicus / 518 (with Jess Vanecek, Paul Wu, & Han Meyer) Collaborate + Catalyze [C+C] / 525 Advocacy (Neeraj Bhatia) / 527 Public Lab River Rat Pack / 539 (with Washington University in St. Louis) Flood—Fight—Fail / 552 Territories—Watersheds—Infrastructures / 557 (with Washington University in St. Louis) Tracing Our Mississippi / 584 (with Washington University in St. Louis) Afterword “...to Quarantine Island” (“Big Muddy” Mike Clark) / 589
£31.96
Taylor & Francis Ltd Plankton Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring
Book SynopsisThis Second Edition of Plankton is a fully updated introduction to the biology, ecology and identification of plankton and their use in monitoring water quality. It includes expanded, illustrated descriptions of all major groups of freshwater, coastal and marine phytoplankton and zooplankton and a new chapter on teaching science using plankton. Best practice methods for plankton sampling and monitoring programs are presented using case studies, along with explanations of how to analyse and interpret sampling data.Healthy waterways and oceans are essential for our increasingly urbanised world. Yet monitoring water quality in aquatic environments is a challenge, as it varies from hour to hour due to stormwater and currents. Being at the base of the aquatic food web and present in huge numbers, plankton are strongly influenced by changes in environment and provide an indication of water quality integrated over days and weeks. Plankton are the aquatic version of a cTable of Contents1. The importance of plankton. 2. Plankton processes and the environment. 3. Plankton-related environmental and water quality issues. 4. Sampling methods for plankton. 5. Freshwater phytoplankton: diversity and biology. 6. Coastal and marine phytoplankton: diversity and ecology. 7. Freshwater zooplankton: diversity and biology. 8. Coastal and marine zooplankton diversity and biology. 9. Plankton in the classroom.
£54.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Forever Chemicals
Book SynopsisForever Chemicals: Environmental, Economic, and Social Equity Concerns with PFAS in the Environment provides the reader with an understanding of the complex and interwoven issues associated with per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) in our environment. The chapters provide in-depth perspective into various issues, including health, regulation, detection, clean-up strategies and technologies, and more. Taken together or as the reader's interests lead them, the variety of topics covered in the book present a balanced perspective on this complex topic.It will address the current state of PFAS and where indicators are pointing for future developments. The book is also a deeper investigation of the regulatory challenges, analytical hurdles, and toxicological progress to date for the suite of PFAS chemicals.Features Explains the trends that will affect future policy and regulatory decisions Looks holisticTable of ContentsSection I – Social Concerns Chapter 1 PFAS: Today and Tomorrow LeeAnn Racz and David M. Kempisty Chapter 2 Fluorine Free Foams: A Transition Guide Ian Ross, Peter Storch, Ted Schaefer, and Niall Ramsden Chapter 3 PFAS in Consumer Products: Exposures and Regulatory Approaches Simona Andrea Balan and Qingyu Meng Chapter 4 Regulatory Implications of PFAS J. Alan Roberson Chapter 5 The Analytical Conundrum Taryn McKnight Chapter 6 Landfills as Sources of PFAS Contamination in Soil and Groundwater Nanthi Bolan, Yubo Yan, Sammani Ramanayaka, P. Koliyabandara, Gayathri Chamanee, Raj Mukhopadhyay, Binoy Sarkar, Hasintha Wijesekara,Meththika Vithanage, and M.B. Kirkham Section II – Toxicology and Epidemiology Chapter 7 Exposure to PFAS: Biomonitoring Insights Kayoko Kato, Julianne Cook Botelho, and Antonia M. Calafat Chapter 8 State of the Science for Risk Assessment of PFAS at Contaminated Sites Jeanmarie M. Zodrow, Jennifer Anne Arblaster, and Jason Conder Section III – Remediation Chapter 9 Advances in Remediation of PFAS-impacted Waters John Anderson, Pingping Meng, Tim Sidnell, and Ian Ross Chapter 10 Effectiveness of Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Systems to Remove PFAS from Drinking Water Craig Patterson, Jonathan B. Burkhardt, Donald Schupp, E. Radha Krishnan, Stephen Dyment, Steven Merritt, Lawrence Zintek, and Danielle Kleinmaler Chapter 11 Removing PFAS from Water: From Start to Finish Caitlin Berretta, Tom Mallmann, Kyle Trewitz, and David M. Kempisty Chapter 12 Rapid Removal of PFAS from Investigation-derived Waste (IDW) in a Pilot-scale Plasma Reactor Raj Kamal Singh, Nicholas Multari, Chase Nau-Hix, Richard H. Anderson, Stephen D. Richardson, Thomas M. Holsen, and Selma Mededovic Thagard Chapter 13 Recent Advances in Oxidation and Reduction Processes for Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Yaal Lester Chapter 14 Novel Cyclodextrin Polymer Adsorbents for PFAS Removal Yuhan Ling, Michael T. Payne, Shan Li, and Matthew J. Notter Chapter 15 Modeling Water Treatment Performance and Costs for Removal of PFAS from Drinking Water Jonathan B. Burkhardt, Richard H. Anderson, Rajiv Khera, Levi M. Haupert, Patrick Ransom, David G. Wahman, Page Jordan, Jonathan G. Pressman, Marc A. Mills, and Thomas F. Speth E-Resource Chapters available at http://www.routledge.com/9780367456405 Chapter E1 Forever Chemicals: A Historical Perspective Joseph DiMisa Chapter E2 Toxicity Reference Values for Wildlife Exposed to PFAS Mark S. Johnson, Michael I. Quinn, Jr., Marc A. Williams, and Allison M. Narizzano Chapter E3 PFAS Fate and Transport in the Environment Ian Ross and Tim Sidnell Chapter E4 Risk-based Cost-benefit Analysis of Intervention Alternatives for PFAS-contaminated Groundwater Fiona Laramay, Diego Nocetti, and Michelle Crimi Chapter E5 Life Cycle Assessment of Alternative PFAS Treatment Solutions for Contaminated Groundwater Isaac Emery, David M. Kempisty, Brittany Fain, and Eric Mbonimpa
£104.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Natural Decadal Climate Variability
Book SynopsisNatural decadal climate variability (DCV) and its interactions with anthropogenic climate change (ACC) are vitally important to understand to predict the future of the Earth's climate. This book, after familiarizing readers with the importance of understanding and predicting DCV phenomena and its distinction from ACC phenomena, comprehensively explains the physics of DCV, integrating paleoclimate proxy and modern instrument-based data and simulations with climate models. Features of this book: Uniquely focuses on natural DCV, its physics, and its predictability Presents an integrated view of DCV phenomena based on approximately 700 peer-reviewed publications cited in the book Includes research on influences of decadal variability in solar emissions on the Earth's climate, with a historical perspective going back several centuries Describes progress in decadal climate predictability and prediction reseaTrade Review"Vikram Mehta has been actively involved in decadal climate variability (DCV) research for decades. This book is an eyewitness report about the fascinating science of DCV." Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany "We are becoming used to the fact that the climate is changing due to human influences, but in our lifetimes most of us will be much more affected by decadal climate variability. This book provides a comprehensive review, covering DCV in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans as well as in tropical cyclones and extratropical winds. Highlighted throughout the book are potential links between DCV and solar variability, a fascinating topic that has engaged our minds for centuries. Written by an expert with more than 30 years’ experience, this book should be an invaluable resource for students and researchers interested in how our climate will evolve over the coming decades." Dr. Doug Smith, Met Office Hadley Centre, UK "Provides a comprehensive account of decadal time-scale variations in the global and regional climate, that are of societal relevance. There is a detailed discussion on solar influences on the Earth’s climate variability, along with supporting examples of natural DCV and their interactions with human-induced climate change. This book will be useful for policy makers also." Dr. Krishnan Raghavan, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India "This book is a tour de force by the author who has spent his career studying decadal climate variability. He brings new insights to the vast scope of this topic, providing clearly understandable descriptions of the various aspects. This compelling treatment of a highly relevant area of climate science will clarify these complex topics for readers who have varying familiarities with science. The book can be read as not only a general overview of decadal climate variability, but also as a primer on the scientific details of such variability and predictions. Additionally, it serves as a guide to the impacts that arise as a consequence of climate variability on the timescales of seasons to decades." Dr. Gerald Meehl, Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Colorado, USA Table of ContentsPrologue. Solar Influences and the Earth’s Climate Variability. Slowly Oscillates the Pacific. Tropical Atlantic Dipole: Mystery or Myth?. On the Waves of the Sindhu Mahasagar. What’s In a NAM(e)?. SAM, The Albatross. Natural Decadal Climate Variability and Anthropogenic Climate Change. Modulations of Tropical Cyclones. Looking Through a Cloudy Crystal Ball. Epilogue
£49.39
CRC Press Integrated Water Environment Treatment
Book SynopsisWith the rapid development of Chinese urbanization in the 21st century, urban diseases become more serious, mainly manifested in water environmental pollution, urban flooding, water shortage, and deterioration of water ecology. It is necessary to establish a modern rainwater management system, scientifically solve the problem of excess urban rainwater and to improve water environment quality. Improvement of water environment quality is conducive to the ecological function of a sponge city. Sponge city construction has contributed to control non-point source pollution. Sponge systems cause the stagnation and purification of rainwater runoff, which is an important guarantee for water environment quality. This monograph summarizes theories and practices of the integrated water environment treatment in Chongqing, a typical representative mountainous city in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region. Based on the mountainous terrain and unique water environment characteristics in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, the monograph analyzes measures and difficulties in the basin water environment integrated treatment. Moreover, the monograph makes suggestions for risk management amid drainage systems during the COVID-19 epidemic.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Situation before integrated water environment treatment in Chongqing Basin, Integrated treatment strategy, Typical measures for integrated treatment, Practice of source treatment, Practice of integrated water environment, Epidemic prevention and control measures for urban drainage systems in mountainous regions, Results and prospects, References.
£103.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Scour Manual
Book SynopsisEver since the publication in 1997 the original Scour Manual has helped many practising hydraulic engineers to deal with scour processes near hydraulic structures. In recent years new insights, such as probabilistic calculations, offered new opportunities to design structures more economically. These new insights are included in this update of the original Scour Manual, which is focussing entirely on current-related scour. This manual provides the engineer with useful practical methods to calculate the dimensions of scour holes in the pre-feasibility and preliminary stages of a project, and gives an introduction to the most relevant literature. This updated Scour Manual contains guidelines that can be used to solve problems related to scour in engineering practice and also reflects the main results of all research projects in the Netherlands in recent decades. The so-called Breusers equilibrium method has a central role, which can basically be applied to all situations where Table of Contents1. Introduction, 2. Design process, 3. Design tools, 4. Initiation of motion, 5. Jets, 6. Sills, 7. Abutments and groynes, 8. Bridges, 9. Case studies on prototype scale, References, Index
£47.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd Advances in Urban Flood Management Balkema
Book SynopsisAddresses various issues in the field of urban flood management. This book aims to inform and engage stakeholders in the promotion of integrated and cooperative approaches in water management. It provides an interdisciplinary approach which is useful for those who work in water, risk, and urban management.Table of ContentsChallenges in Urban Flood Management; Sustainable Measures for Flood Attenuation; Sustainable Drainage and Conveyance Systems SUDACS; Characterisation of Urban Streams and Urban Flooding; Flood Modelling in Urban Rivers; State of the Art in Flood Frequency Analysis; A Critical Review of Probability of Extreme Rainfall: Principles and Models Role of Detention and Retention; Basins in Stormwater Management and Environmental Protection; Flood-Induced Indirect Hazard Loss Estimation Models; Flood Damage Estimation and Flood Risk Mapping; Flood Risk Modelling in Urban Watercourses - Results of the European FLOWS project; Flood Repair Standards for Buildings; Economic Feasibility Study of Flood-proofing Domestic Dwellings; Local Flood Defence Systems in Europe; European Flood Strategies in Support of Resilient Buildings; New Approaches to Flood Risk Management - Implications for Capacity-building; Towards Integrated Approaches to Reduce Flood Risk in Urban Areas; Hydrological Modelling of Floods; An Overview of Flood Protection Barriers; An Innovative Semi-Permanent Flood Protection Structure - Alternative to Sandbags and Supplements to Conventional Earth Embankments; The English Planning System and Flood Risk Management; Flood Risk Management on the Loire River: a case study
£175.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions
Book SynopsisEffective management of urban water should be based on a scientific understanding of the impact of human activity on both the urban hydrological cycle â including its processes and interactions â and the environment itself. Such anthropogenic impacts, which vary broadly in time and space, need to be quantified with respect to local climate, urban development, cultural, environmental and religious practices, and other socio-economic factors.Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions represents the fruit of a project by UNESCOâs International Hydrological Programme on this topic. The volume begins by introducing the urban water cycle concept and the need for integrated or total management. It then explores in detail the manifold hydrological components of the cycle, the diverse elements of urban infrastructure and water services, and the various effects of urbanization on the environment â from the atmosphere and surface waters to wetlands, soils and groundwater, as well as biodiversity. A concluding series of recommendations for effective urban water management summarize the important findings set forth here.Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP VolumesFollowing from the Sixth Phase of UNESCOâs International Hydrological Programme (2002â2007), the Urban Water Series â UNESCO-IHP addresses fundamental issues related to the role of water in cities and the effects of urbanization on the hydrological cycle and water resources. Focusing on the development of integrated approaches to sustainable urban water management, the Series should inform the work of urban water management practitioners, policy-makers and educators throughout the world. Table of ContentsUrban Water Cycle. Urban Water Cycle Hydrologic Components. Urban Water Infrastructure. Impacts of Urbanization on the Environment. Summary.
£90.24
Taylor & Francis Ltd Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases Arsenic
Book SynopsisThe congress Arsenic in the Environment offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for arsenic research aimed at short-term solutions of problems with considerable social impact, rather than only focusing on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, medical and other specific issues on arsenic on a broader environmental realm. The congress Arsenic in the Environment was first organized in Mexico City (As 2006 ) followed by As 2008 in Valencia, Spain. The Third International Congress As 2010 was held in Tainan, Taiwan from May 17-21, 2010 entitled: Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases. The session topics comprised: 1. Geology + hydrogeology of arsenic; 2. Ecological effects: Arsenic in soils, plants and food chain; 3. Marine + terrestrial biota; 4. Health effects on humans: Epidemiology + biomarkers; 5. Toxicological effects; 6. Assessment and remediation; 7. Analytical methods.Hosting this congress in Taiwan was especially relevant, because the endemic Blackfoot Disease, related to the arsenic uptake from drinking water supplied by artesian wells, was discovered here half a century ago. Since then Taiwan has become an important region specializing in arsenic research. This volume presents the extended abstracts of the congress and will give the latest state of the art knowledge based on current research performed by the global scientific community.Table of ContentsSection I: Geology, hydrology, and hydrogeology of arsenic Section II: Ecological effects: Arsenic in soils, plants and food chain cycleSection III: Arsenic in marine and terrestrial ecosystems Section IV: Health effects on humans, epidemiology, biomarkers and risk assessments Section V: Toxicological effects: Animal models Section VI: Assessment and remediation of arsenic contaminated groundwater and land environments, policy and protection Section VII: Analytical methods for arsenic Section S1: Special Topic 1: Arsenic in Latin America – A forgotten continent Section S2: Special Topic 2: The geochemistry and microbiology of arsenic and humic substances in aquifers of the Blackfoot Disease area, southwestern Taiwan Section S3: Special Topic 3: Arsenic in rice – Advances and challenges to minimizing hazard
£175.75
CRC Press River Flow 2012
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£380.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding the Geological and Medical
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPlenary Presentations. Section 1: Geology and Hydrogeology of Arsenic 1.1 Geogenic and Anthropogenic Sources of Arsenic: Significance and Characterisation. 1.2 Hydrogeolocial / Sedimentological Control on Arsenic Distribution / Heterogeneity. 1.3 Mobility and Transport of Arsenic (Geochemical Modelling, Environmental Fate and Risk Assessment) Section 2: Medical and Health Issues of Arsenic 2.1 Chronic Arsenic Effects and Epidemiological Studies. 2.2 Recent Advances in Arsenic Toxicology/Biochemistry and Food Web Transfer Section 3: Remediation and Policy 3.1 Arsenic in Soils, Plants and Food Chain: Bioavailability, Bioaccessibility, Uptake and Toxicity. 3.2 Remediation and Water Treatment. 3.3 Risk Assessment and Management of Environmental Arsenic Section 4: Analytical Methods for Arsenic 4.1 Analysis: Recent Advances and ChallengersSection S1: Special Topic 1: Risk Assessment of Arsenic from Mining. Section S2: Special Topic 2: Geomicrobiology of Arsenic. Section S3: Special Topic 3: Geothermal Arsenic. Section S4: Special Topic 4: Rice Arsenic and Health Perspective. Section S5: Special Topic 5: Sustainable Mitigation of Arsenic: From Field Trials to Policy Implications. Section S6: Special Topic 6: Biochemical Processes of High Arsenic Groundwater in Inland Basins
£175.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Organic Compounds in Natural Waters
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Hydrocarbons in non-saline waters 2. Oxygen containing compounds in non-saline waters 3. Halogen containing compounds in non-saline waters 4. Nitrogen compounds in non-saline waters 5. Phosphorus containing compounds in non-saline waters 6. Sulphur containing compounds in non-saline waters 7. Surface active agents in non-saline waters 8. Volatile organic compounds 9. Multiorganics in non-saline waters 10. Pesticides and herbicides 11. Organic compounds in saline waters 12. Miscellaneous organic compounds 13. Organometallic compounds 14. Organic compounds aqueous precipitation
£237.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Upgrading Water Treatment Plants
Book SynopsisUpgrading Water Treatment Plants is a comprehensive and practical guide providing the technical detail required to upgrade existing water treatment plants to increase processing efficiency and improve overall quality without the need for substantial investment into new physical plant installation.Based on practical experience and field tested methodology, this book is an invaluable reference for civil engineers, treatment plant managers and water scientists in consultancies, water utilities, government agencies and international organisations concerned with public health and water quality.Table of Contents1. Basic Requirements for Optimisation. 2. Assessing Plant Performance and Identifying Defects. 3. Water Analysis for Treatment Control. 4. Improving Plants and Their Operation. 5. Determining Design Parameters. 6. Disinfection. 7. Optimising and Upgrading Treatment Plants. 8. Optimisation and Upgrading of a Plant from 100 ls-1 to 250ls-1. 9. Optimisation and Upgrading of a Plant from 1m3s-1 to 2.5m3s-1 10. Optimisation and Upgrading of a Plant from 20 ls-1 to 50 ls-1. Index.
£104.50
University of British Columbia Press Eau Canada
Book SynopsisThe country’s top water experts discusses our most pressing water issues.Trade ReviewThe volume skillfully brings together the perspective form 28 of Canada’s top water experts who debate Canada’ most critical water issues and resolutions … The public at large, the academic community, water supply managers, environmental and water policy analysts, government officials, community groups and politicians from across Canada will find this book a high-quality read … The resulting product gives the interested by non-technical reader a straightforward tool for use in understanding the insidious and complex problems plaguing water governance in Canada. -- Connie Delisle, Strategic Advisor, Policy Research Initiative, Government of Canada * Horizons, vol. 9, no. 1 *Table of ContentsForeword / David SchindlerPreface / Karen BakkerAcknowledgments Abbreviations1 Introduction / Karen BakkerPART 1 Muddy Waters: How Well Are We Governing Canada’s Waters?2 Great Wet North? Canada’s Myth of Water Abundance / John B. Sprague3 On Guard for Thee? Water (Ab)uses and Management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole and Dianne Draper4 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Taking Canada’s Groundwater for Granted / Linda Nowlan5 Challenging the Status Quo: The Evolution of Water Governance in Canada / Rob de Loë and Reid KreutzwiserIs Canada’s Water Safe? A Photo EssayPART 2 Whose Water? Jurisdictional Fragmentation and Transboundary Management6 Whose Water? Canadian Water Management and the Challenges of Jurisdictional Fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders and Michael M. Wenig7 Drawers of Water: Water Diversions in Canada and Beyond / Frédéric Lasserre8 Thirsty Neighbours: A Century of Canada-US Transboundary Water Governance / Ralph Pentland and Adèle HurleyPART 3 Blue Gold: Privatization, Water Rights, and Water Markets9 Commons or Commodity? The Debate over Private Sector Involvement in Water Supply / Karen Bakker10 Liquid Gold: Water Markets in Canada / Ted Horbulyk11 Trading our Common Heritage? The Debate over Water Rights Transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen and Anastasia LintnerPART 4 Waterwise: Pathways to Better Water Management12 A Tangled Web: Reworking Canada’s Water Laws / Paul Muldoon and Theresa McClenaghan13 Are the Prices Right? Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Sustainability in Water Pricing / Steven Renzetti14 Moving Water Conservation to Centre Stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, and Michael M’GoniglePART 5 Water Worldviews: Politics, Culture, and Ethics15 The Land Is Dry: Indigenous Peoples, Water, and Environmental Justice / Ardith Walkem16 Half-Empty or Half-Full? Water Politics and the Canadian National Imaginary / Andrew Biro17 Rising Waves, Old Charts, Nervous Passengers: Navigating toward a New Water Ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, and Bruce Mitchell18 Conclusion: Governing Canada’s Waters Wisely / Karen BakkerAppendices1 A Survey of Water Governance Legislation and Policies in the Provinces and Territories2 Additional Resources and Reading3 The Waterkeeper Alliance Contributors Index
£73.95
CRC Press Marine Eutrophication A Global Perspective
Book SynopsisThe book will cover many aspects of eutrophication, including processes, ecology, methodology and eutrophication assessment of the main regional seas, relevant international conventions and management practices. This book will also serve as a vital reference book.Table of ContentsThe Nature of Eutrophication. Data Analysis Methods for Assessing Eutrophication. Eutrophication and Governance of the Regional Seas. Eutrophication Status in the Regional Seas.
£156.75
Taylor & Francis Adaptation to Climate Change through Water
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes evidence from river basins around the world and identifies common barriers and opportunities for adaptation to climate change through water resources management. Case studies are included from Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. All chapters consider the crosscutting themes of institutional capacity, equity, and sustainability. Trade Review"Lack of knowledge on climate change adaptation is a big challenge to sustainability. Through insights provided across diverse case studies, this book will help improve the livelihoods and well being of thousands of people in regions like Central Asia where many depend directly on environmental services and water resources." – Iskandar Abdullaev, Executive Director, Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC), Kazakhstan."Climate change will further exacerbate the already significant stress on water resources globally. This book brings together a range of interesting case studies from the developed and developing world, showcasing adaptation strategies. They should provide useful lessons to others trying to find adaptive solutions to climate change impacts." – Ute Collier, Climate Change Expert, UK. "Stucker and Lopez-Gunn have assembled an outstanding volume illustrating how effective water management is already helping to adapt to climate change. Conceptually rigorous, multi-scale in focus and empirically rich, this book distils important lessons for key stakeholders to implement the next generation of water sector adaptation policies." – Tom Deligiannis, University of Western Ontario, Canada. "Global warming and associated changes in rainfall, evaporation and water availability now appear to be inevitable. If adaptation to the changing conditions is to be successful, careful management conforming with local circumstances is required. These studies from a wide range of countries provide a perceptive introduction to an evolving subject of fundamental importance." – Dick Grove, Fellow, Downing College, University of Cambridge, UK. "Few myths in climate change research have produced more errors than assuming that society cannot adapt. In the view of Stucker and Lopez-Gunn, the essential thing about society is not that it needs to adapt to climate change, but how it adapts. Their book appears at a critical point as we face a crisis over how water resources will meet the needs of a growing population and of essential ecosystems. Its most important message is that society must and will adapt to changes in water resources. It is a rich book, full of data. It reflects on an essential theme: the idea of complexity. This idea is persuasive and at least a partial explanation of what adaptation is about. The book includes an interesting analysis of case studies from four continents, presenting different aspects of adaptation literature, the models used, and the understanding of agricultural systems in many parts of our planet. The contribution builds on the scholarly knowledge and clearly complements the recent IPCC (2014) report.The adaptation issue is now adopting an increasingly dominant intellectual style and includes exceptional contributions from the social sciences. This book reflects on the difficulty of representing the relevant socio-hydrological system through a set of simplifications. 20 case studies analyze the ability of water resources to adapt to climate change. Throughout the chapters, the authors argue repeatedly that adaptation can be effective in response to the threats posed by climate change, capturing a full range of adaptation pathways. The case study lessons are particularly suited to inform policy and will remain important. The rich data highlights the diversity of challenges faced between locations and hydrological systems in developed and developing countries. This may serve to support analysis of the factors that have influenced or are likely to influence adaptation of water resources. Beyond this book, I personally feel Stucker and Lopez-Gunn are making great contributions to the analysis of climate change adaptation. Their work will remain influential by challenging more static views on society." – Ana Iglesias, Technical University of Madrid and IPCC Editor, Spain. "This book is not only intended for academics but also for policy makers and practitioners at large, written in an easy language. It is a nice effort because it gives voice to young academics all over the world and how they see adaptation from the perspective of their own country and expertise. The issues addressed are pertinent for ensuring implementation of adaptation to climate change which is a weakness in many countries. I am sure the case studies provide necessary bench marks for many efforts of implementation." – Eiman Karar, Executive Director, Water Resources Management, Water Research Commission, South Africa."The world has always been wet in some places and dry in others. Climate change will magnify this uneven distribution of water, our most important natural resource. This book asks a different question though: can we mobilize the even more important human resource of wisdom to secure our water future with equity? The answer is not a foregone conclusion, but a decisive "maybe." It won't tilt toward "yes" until decision-makers at all levels realize they are deciding the lives and livelihoods of real people." – Susanne Moser, Director, Susanne Moser Research Consulting, and Social Science Research Fellow, Stanford University, USA. "Considering the imminence of climate change effects on human life and our relative slow respond to the thread, this book raises one of the key issues. Will we succeed to learn from our weaknesses and strengths to manage change? The lessons and insights from the water resources field displayed herein are powerful and compelling. And they are tackled from an crucially important dual perspective, the need for management to be set on sustainable and equitable tracks not only because of concerns of justice but also because this ensures its future viability." – Mario Negre, Senior Researcher, German Development Institute, Germany. "This volume presents an impressive, cross-regional array of perspectives on one of the most pressing challenges for climate adaptation globally: water and its management. The interdisciplinary contributor teams offer unique insights on emerging innovations to enhance human and ecosystem water security, which are key to strengthening planetary resilience." – Christopher Scott, Professor and Distinguished Scholar, University of Arizona, USA. "This well-researched and insightful volume provides twenty well-chosen case studies of adaptation to climate change from around the world, all oriented by a common systems framework and research questions. The editors have provided a clear-headed and useful introduction and conclusion to make sense of a rich set of findings on barriers and bridges to successful adaptation. A major contribution not only to the water management literature, but to our understanding of climate adaptation and societal change." – J. Timmons Roberts, Ittleson Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, Brown University, USA. "A dramatic change to the way in which we have historically managed water resources will be absolutely critical to meeting the climate change adaptation challenge, and this book is an excellent addition to the body of knowledge that will drive effective and equitable management of a more volatile future. Drawing on a range of talented researchers, this stimulating book clearly lays out both the challenges and opportunities for adapting to climate change impacts. Focusing on water management, but also bringing in a number of closely related topics such as social justice, health and livelihoods, this book presents a number of compelling adaptation strategies that will help us move towards a more resilient and sustainable future. Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources Management is essential reading for researchers, practitioners and decision-makers alike." – Louise Whiting, Senior Policy Analyst (Water Security and Climate Change), WaterAid, UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources Management: A Systems Approach Part 1: Responding to Extremes 2. Drought and Water Scarcity: Discourses and Competing Water Demands in the Context of Climate Change in Arid Sonora, Mexico 3. Adaptation to Climate Change-exacerbated Water Scarcity, Droughts, and Flashfloods: The Khojabakirgansai, a Small Transboundary Tributary of the Syr Darya in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan 4. Climate Change and Floods along the Brahmaputra: Migration Factors in Bangladesh 5. Farmers’ Perceptions of and Responses to Annual Flood Events in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta: Adapting to Climate Change Impacts 6 Adapting Water Resources Management to Drought and Water Scarcity in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin: Impacts and Legacies of ‘The Big Dry’ Part 2: Adapting Livelihoods 7. Water Management Institutionalization in the Argentinean Pampas: A Shift from Rain-fed to Groundwater Irrigated Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change 8. Water for Rice Farming and Biodiversity: Exploring Choices for Adaptation to Climate Change in Donana, Southern Spain 9. Local Perceptions of Climate Change and its Impacts on Indigenous Fruit Trees: Water, Adaptation and Sustainability in Benin 10. Climate Change Adaptation and Water in Semi-arid Regions: A Case Study of the Limpopo River Basin, Southern Africa Part 3: Ensuring Equity 11. Whitewashing Indigenous Water Rights in Canada: How can we Indigenize Climate Change Adaptation if we Ignore the Fundamentals? 12. Equity Matters: Introducing the Capabilities Approach in Adaptation to Climate Change in River Basins in Ghana and Peru 13. Climate Change Impacts on Housing and Property Rights in Nigeria and Panama: Toward a Rights-based Approach to Adaptation and Mitigation 14. Climate Change and Transboundary Initiatives in the Jordan River Basin: Can Civil Society Show the Way? 15. State Fragility and Adaptation to Climate Change in Water Scarce Areas: A Case Study of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan Part 4: Planning for Adaptation 16. Barriers and Aids to Developing Adaptive Capacity in the Water Sector: South Florida Water Management Case Study 17. Adopting the Framework of River Basin Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Spain 18. The Discursive Framing of Climate Threats and Opportunities in the Netherlands’ Water Sector 19. Irrigation Water Conservation and Market-based Approaches: Balancing Agricultural and Urban Water Demands in the Face of Climate Change in Jordan’s Azraq Basin Part 5: Conclusion 20. Barriers and Bridges to Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources Management: A Synthesis
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Taylor & Francis Inc Submarine Groundwater
Book SynopsisSustainable management of water resources is quickly increasing in importance on a global scale. An important piece of the puzzle is the characterization of marine water and determining its importance to geochemical budgets. To do this, submarine groundwater discharges must be carefully studied. Comprehensively exploring the subject, Submarine Groundwater presents quantitative data relating groundwater contribution to the water/salt balance of regional and global bodies of water. The authors examine different data-supported methods for studying submarine groundwater flow and discharge through case studies contributed by leading international scientists. They discuss the maintenance of optimal water, salt, temperature and hydrobiological regimes of inland seas and large lakes. The book covers subsurface water exchange between the land and sea as well as groundwater discharge to the seas. It also provides a review of experimental methods and numerical modeling that can be uTable of ContentsGroundwater: Saltwater Interaction in the Coastal Zone. Methods of Study and Quantitative Assessment of Groundwater Discharge into Ocean/Seas and Lakes: Advantages and Limitations. Groundwater Contribution to Global Water and Salt Balance. Examples of Study Groundwater Discharge into Seas. Groundwater Contribution to the Water and Salt Balance of Large Lakes. Remediation in the Coastal Zone. Conclusion: Marine Hydrogeology: New Area of Our Earth’s Knowledge.
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British Geological Survey Groundwater Our Hidden Asset Earthwise Popular
Book SynopsisThis book explains clearly how and where groundwater occurs, how it is used and how it is at risk.
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CRC Press Numerical Simulation of Effluent Discharges
Book SynopsisNumerical Simulation of Effluent Discharges: Applications with OpenFOAM provides a resource for understanding the effluent discharge mechanisms and the approaches for modeling them. It bridges the gap between academia and industry with a focused approach in CFD modeling and providing practical examples and applications. With a detailed discussion on performing numerical modeling of effluent discharges in various ambient waters and with different discharge configurations, the book covers the application of OpenFOAM in effluent discharge modeling. Features: Discusses effluent discharges into various ambient waters with different discharge configurations. Focuses on numerical modeling of effluent discharges. Covers the fundamentals in predicting the mixing characteristics of effluents resulting from desalination plants. Reviews the past CFD studies on the effluent discharge modeling thoroughly. Provides guidance to researchers and engineers on the future steps in modeling of effluent discharges. Includes an introduction to OpenFOAM and its application in effluent discharge modeling. The book will benefit both academics and professional engineers practicing in the area of environmental fluid mechanics and working on the effluent discharge modeling.Chapter 3 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
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CRC Press Advanced Technologies for Solid Liquid and Gas
Book SynopsisAdvanced Technologies for Solid, Liquid, and Gas Waste Treatment presents the potential of using advanced and emerging technologies to effectively treat waste. This book uniquely addresses treatment techniques for waste in all three phases, solid, liquid, and gas, with the goals of mitigating negative impacts of waste and producing valued-added products, such as biogas and fertilizer, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in the field. Covers a wide range of advanced and emerging treatment technologies such as photocatalysis processing, adsorptive membranes, pyrolysis, advanced oxidation process, electrocoagulation, composting technologies, etc. Addresses issues associated with wastes in different phases. Discusses the pros and cons of treatment technologies for handling different wastes produced by different industrial processes, such as agricultural biomass, industrial/domestic solid wastes, wastewater, and hazardous gas. IncTable of ContentsChapter 1 Composting of Food Wastes for Soil Amendment. Chapter 2 Integrated Management of Electronic and Electric Waste(EEW) with the Application of Articial Intelligence (AI): Future and Challenges. Chapter 3 Thermal Conversion of Solid Waste via Pyrolysis to Produce Bio-Oil, Biochar and Syngas. Chapter 4 Waste Tyre Recycling: Processes and Technologies. Chapter 5 Electrochemical Removal of Organic Compounds from Municipal Wastewater. Chapter 6 Photocatalytic Membrane for Emerging Pollutants Treatment. Chapter 7 Membrane and Advanced Oxidation Processes for Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Removal. Chapter 8 Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment. Chapter 9 Integration of Advanced Oxidation Processes as Pre-Treatment for Anaerobically Digested Palm Oil Mill Effluent. Chapter 10 Electrocoagulation and Its Application in Food Wastewater Treatment. Chapter 11 Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) on the Removal of Different Per- and Poly-uoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Types in Wastewater. Chapter 12 Photocatalysis for Oil Water Treatment. Chapter 13 Integrated Treatment Process for Industrial Gas Effluent. Chapter 14 De-NOx SCR: Catalysts and Process Designs in the Automotive Industry. Chapter 15 Advanced Technology for Cleanup of Syngas Produced from Pyrolysis/Gasication Processes.
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CRC Press Integrated Flood Risk Management
Book SynopsisThis book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related disaster risks, such as from typhoons, monsoons, and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows worldwide. It presents recent conceptual developments in disasters, risk and resilience, and surveys UN policies on environment and development as well as disaster management. Sustainable and resilient development requires an integrated approach and human empowerment. Japan provides a useful example of effective flood management and disaster recovery in its current strategies for river and basin integrated flood management. Very few English-language books present up-to-date Japanese experiences for students and professionals in the context of global trends, relevant to a time of climate change and with global application. Outlines an integrated approach to flood risk management in the context of UN initiatives Details Japanese good practice developed through culture and the needs of a changing society Integrated Flood Risk Management is ideal for professionals working for environmental agencies, hydrologists and engineers, as well as students of disaster management and water resources development.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mathematics Manual for Water and Wastewater
Book SynopsisTo properly operate a waterworks or wastewater treatment plant and to pass the examination for a waterworks/wastewater operator's license, it is necessary to know how to perform certain calculations. All operators, at all levels of licensure, need a basic understanding of arithmetic and problem-solving techniques to solve the problems they typically encounter in the workplace.Hailed on its first publication as a masterly account written in an engaging, highly readable, user-friendly style, the fully updated Mathematics Manual for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators: Basic Mathematics for Water and Wastewater Operators introduces and reviews fundamental concepts critical to qualified operators. It builds a strong foundation based on theoretical math concepts, which it then applies to solving practical problems for both water and wastewater operations.Features: Provides a strong foundation based on theoretical math concepts, which it then applieTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Basic Units of Measurement, Conversions. 3. Sequence of Operations. 4. Fractions, Decimals & Percent. 5. Rounding & Significant Digits. 6. Powers of Ten and Exponents. 7. Averages (Arithmetic Mean) & Median. 8. Solving for the Unknown. 9. Ratio/Proportion. 10. Electrical Calculations. 11. Circumference, Area & Volume. 12. Force, Pressure & Head, Velocity Calculations. 13. Mass Balance & Measuring Plant Performance. 14. Pumping Calculations. 15. Water Source & Storage Calculations. 16. Waste/Wastewater Laboratory Calculations. 17. Workbook Practice Problems.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mathematics Manual for Water and Wastewater
Book SynopsisTo properly operate a waterworks or wastewater treatment plant and to pass the examination for a waterworks/wastewater operator's license, it is necessary to know how to perform certain calculations. All operators, at all levels of licensure, need a basic understanding of arithmetic and problem-solving techniques to solve the problems they typically encounter in the workplace.Hailed on its first publication as a masterly account written in an engaging, highly readable, user-friendly style, the fully updated Mathematics Manual for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators: Water Treatment Operations covers all the necessary computations used in water treatment today. It presents math operations that progressively advance to higher, more practical applications, including math operations that operators at the highest level of licensure would be expected to know and perform.Features: Provides a strong foundation based on theoretical math concepts, whichTable of Contents1. Pumping Calculations. 2. Water Source & Storage Calculations. 3. Coagulation & Flocculation Calculations. 4. Sedimentation Calculations. 5. Filtration Calculations. 6. Water Chlorination Calculations. 7. Fluoridation. 8. Water Softening. 9. Water Treatment Practice Calculations.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introduction to Municipal Water Quality
Book SynopsisThis book is a handy manual to assist in the often neglected and complicated field of municipal water management.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Solar Powered Wastewater Recycling
Book SynopsisThe United Nations predicts that by the year 2025, two-thirds of the world's population will face water scarcity. Further, the planet would have well over eight billion people, the majority of whom would live in developing countries, where more than 80% of those are already experiencing water scarcity. Therefore, there is an urgent need for wastewater recycling to help solve issues of scarcity and to facilitate better management of generated wastewater. Water recycling includes reuse and treatment of municipal wastewater, which could be a sustainable approach for environmental sustainability and could also help to offset the increasing water demands for irrigation and industrial and other needs. Currently, water and wastewater treatment facilities consume large amounts of energy that are mainly generated through the use of fossil fuels. Solar Powered Wastewater Recycling examines how solar power can be implemented as an integrated approach whereby all the energy needs of the Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Wastewater Treatment: on-site systems. 3. Wastewater treatment: Decentralized systems. 4. Energy problems in wastewater recycling. 5. Solar powered wastewater recycling (SPWR). 6. SPWR for municipal wastewater. 7. SPWR for blackwater. 8. SPWR for industrial wastewater. 9. Policies and regulations. 10. Opportunities.
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CRC Press Introduction to Quantitative Hydrology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Integrated Water Resources Management in the 21st
Book SynopsisIntegrated water resources management advocates a coordinated approach for managing water resources in a way that balances social and economic needs with concern for the environment. While potentially useful, integrated water management is also controversial. Supporters believe that the multi-dimensional nature of water can only be understood and managed from a holistic perspective, while critics often argue that integrated water management lacks suffi ciently well-defi ned rules for its practical implementation. This book, written by academics, users and practitioners, provides a down-to-earth approach to the ideal of integrated water resources management, drawing from conceptual frameworks and real-life practice to identify the key aspects that are yet to be resolved. As such, it examines the role of water accounting, food trade, environmental externalities and intangible values as key aspects whose consideration may help the water management community move forward. Overall, integratTable of ContentsSection 1. Introduction and international perspectives: 1. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): The international experience 2. Integrated Water Resources Management: State of the art and the way forward 3. Non-Integrated Water Resources Management 4. Contemporary responses to water management challenges 5. Water policy, agricultural trade and WTO rules Section 2. Integrated Water Resources Management: Lessons learnt in Spain: 6. Virtual water trade, food security and sustainability: Lessons from Latin America and Spain 7. Ten years of the Water Framework Directive in Spain: An overview of the ecological and chemical status of surface water bodies 8. Intensive groundwater use in agriculture and IWRM: An impossible marriage? 9. Future Institutions? On the evolution in Spanish institutions from policy takers to policy makers 10. Urban water, an essential part of Integrated Water Resources Management Section 3. Selected case studies on Integrated Water Resources Management: 11. Integrated water resources in Peru – The long road ahead 12. Integrated water management in Chile 13. Towards IWRM in the upper Guadiana basin, Spain 14. Water resource vulnerability & adaptation management to climate change & human activity in North China 15. Blue water transfer versus virtual water transfer in China – with a focus on the South-North Water Transfer Project 16. The institutional organization of irrigation in Spain and other Mediterranean countries
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Conflicts over Natural Resources in the Global
Book SynopsisInhabitants of poor, rural areas in the Global South heavily depend on natural resources in their immediate vicinity. Conflicts over and exploitation of these resources â whether it is water, fish, wood fuel, minerals, or land â severely affect their livelihoods. The contributors to this volume leave behind the polarised debate, previously surrounding the relationship between natural resources and conflict, preferring a more nuanced approach that allows for multiple causes at various levels. The contributions cover a wide array of resources, geographical contexts (Africa, Asia and Latin America), and conflict dynamics. Most are of a comparative nature, exploring experiences of conflict as well as cooperation in multiple regions.This volume finds its origin in an innovative research programme with the acronym CoCooN, steered by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/WOTRO) and involving universities and civil society partners in many countries. It presents tTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Conflict and cooperation on natural resources: Justifying the CoCooN programme 3. New directions in conflict research from an economics perspective 4. How natural is natural? Seeking conceptual clarity over natural resources and conflicts 5. Analysing the role of politics in groundwater management – research in Ethiopia, Palestine and Yemen 6. Harms, crimes and natural resource exploitation: A green criminological and human rights perspective on land-use change 7. Property rights, nationalisation and extractive industries in Bolivia and Ecuador 8. Engaging legal systems in small-scale gold mining conflicts in three South American countries 9. Theorizing participatory governance in contexts of legal pluralism – a conceptual reconnaissance of fishing conflicts and their resolution 10. An analytical framework for assessing the impacts of Jatropha Curcas on Local Livelihoods 11. Challenges in the design of a research and development programme on conflict and cooperation over natural resources
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Taylor & Francis Ltd River Flow 2014
Book SynopsisThe behaviour of river systems is a result of the complex interaction between flow, sediments, morphology and habitats. Furthermore, rivers are often used as a source of water supply and energy production as well as a waterway for transportation. The main challenge faced by river engineers today, in collaboration with environmental and ecological scientists, is to restore the channelized rivers under the constraints of high urbanization and limited space, as well as sustainable water use.During the seventh International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics River Flow 2014 at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, scientists and professionals from all over the world addressed this challenge and exchanged their knowledge regarding fluvial hydraulics and river morphology. This book comprises the proceedings of the high quality contributions of the participants, which reflect the state-of-the-art in the fields of river hydrodynamics, morphodynamics, sediment trTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Organization Sponsors Keynote lectures River networks as ecological corridors for species, populations and pathogens of water-borne disease A. Rinaldo River turbulence: Current state, challenges, and prospects V. Nikora Climate and human forcing of Alpine river flow S.N. Lane, M. Bakker, D. Balin, B. Lovis & B. Regamey A sediment journey through the Bermejo River of Argentina and Bolivia: From debris flows to meandering, ending in washload M.H. Garcia A River hydrodynamics A.1 Turbulent open-channel flow and transport phenomena Measurement of mass exchange between a main flow and an adjacent lateral cavity W. Cai, M. Brosset, E. Mignot & N. Riviere Entrainment mechanisms in river embayments Y. Akutina, S.J. Gaskin & L.B. Mydlarski Three-dimensional turbulent structure and spatial distribution of tractive force in open channel flow with side-overflow N. Yamashita & T. Ohmoto Streamwise vorticity generation in a compound meandering channel I. Mera, J. Anta & E. Pena Experiments on two consecutive open channel bends A. Farhadi, M. Tritthart, M. Glas & H. Habersack Vortex interaction in patches of randomly placed emergent cylinders A.M. Ricardo, S. Di Carlo, M.J. Franca, A.J. Schleiss, P.M. Sanches & R.M.L. Ferreira Surface velocity divergence in open-channel flows with strip roughness M. Sanjou, T. Okamoto, Y. Tanaka & K. Toda Transition from permeable to impermeable beds and vice versa in open channels: Effects on the velocity distribution of turbulent flow G. Pechlivanidis, E. Keramaris & I. Pechlivanidis Laboratory experiments and shallow water simulations of gravity currents moving on flat and up-sloping beds C. Adduce, V. Lombardi, G. Sciortino, M. La Rocca & M. Morganti Investigation of the turbulent boundary layer and associated energy dissipation in an open channel flow behind a series of regular grids T.A. Earl, S. Cochard, L. Thomas & L. David Effect of spatial average on turbulence measurement D. Li, Q. Lin, J. Zhuang & X. Wang Experimental characterization of the near-wall turbulence in rough supercritical flows E. Carvalho, R. Maia, R. Aleixo & R. Ferreira Mechanical model for velocity profile and flow resistance G. Smart Investigation of the impacts of coherent flow structures upon turbulence properties in regions of fluvial scour H. Maity & B.S. Mazumder Numerical modeling of complex solid-fluid flows with meshless methods R.B. Canelas, R.M.L. Ferreira, A.J.C. Crespo & J.M. Dominguez A new immersed boundary method for simulating free-surface flows around arbitrary objects X. Liu Dispersion of a passive scalar in turbulent open channel flow S. Bomminayuni, T. Stoesser & N. Ruether Spatial development of a constant-depth shallow mixing layer in a long channel Z. Cheng & G. Constantinescu Prediction of compound channel secondary flows using anisotropic turbulence models M.S. Filonovich, L.R. Rojas-Solorzano & J.B. Leal Flow in compound open-channels: Investigation of small-scale eddy viscosity variability using a Smagorinsky turbulence closure model C. Pham Van, E. Deleersnijder, D. Bousmar & S. Soares-Frazao Numerical study on secondary currents of the second kind in wide shallow open channel flows R. Suzuki, I. Kimura, Y. Shimizu, T. Iwasaki & T. Hosoda Large Eddy Simulation of gravity currents moving on up-sloping boundaries L. Ottolenghi, C. Adduce, R. Inghilesi, F. Roman & V. Armenio Density current propagation in a tidal river M.R. Soliman, S. Ushijima & S. Kantouch Modeling of the spread of thermal pollution in rivers with limited data M.B. Kalinowska & P.M. Rowinski Simple depth-averaged model considering deformation of velocity distribution for hydraulic jump and bore T. Hosoda & M.N. Langhi In situ measurement of advection-dispersion processes in a torrential river, comparison with numerical modeling A. Hauet, G. Buannic, G. Antoine, M. Jodeau, M. Esteves & F. Thollet Discharge distribution and salt water intrusion in the Rhine-Meuse river delta network N.E. Vellinga, M. van der Vegt, A.J.F. Hoitink & P. Hoekstra Two-dimensional hydrodynamic model of the St. Lawrence fluvial estuary P. Matte, Y. Secretan & J. Morin Experimental investigation of a propeller jet induced velocity field P. Nardone, P. Geisenhainer, Ka. Koll & C. Di Cristo A study in hydraulic performance indices for sediment retention ponds A. Farjood, B.W. Melville & A.Y. Shamseldin On the re-aeration coefficient in channels of complex shape S.G. Wallis, J.R. Manson & B.O.L. Demars Prediction of velocity profile in river bends: A hydraulic geometry approach S. Fasihi, E. Karrabi & J. Attari A.2 Bed roughness and flow resistance Direct measurement of river-bed form resistance in rivers with sand waves Y. Motonaga, A. Yorozuya, Y. Iwami & M. Yamasaka Near-bed flow over a fixed gravel bed H. Friedrich, S.M. Spiller & N. Ruther Roughness parameters in shallow open-channel flows O. Eiff, E. Florens & F.Y. Moulin Roughness coefficient determination and fine scale flow field characterisation of fish baffles in HDPE slip lined culverts J. Duguay, R.W.J. Lacey, E. Jaillet & F. Floriani Shallow gravel-bed river flows: The behaviour of the free surface and the flow information contained within A. Nichols, K.V. Horoshenkov & S.J. Tait Assessing surface DEM and roughness with a 3D-printed gravel bed S. Bertin, H. Friedrich, P. Delmas, E. Chan & G. Gimel'farb Turbulent flow over fast moving dunes: Improved method for studies in natural streams J. Krick & A. Sukhodolov Simulation of the free surface and flow velocity in depth-limited flows over rough beds E. Gabreil, S. Shao & S. Tait A numerical calculation method for flow in the presence of isolated boulders atop a rough bed by using an enhanced depth integrated model with a non-equilibrium resistance law T. Uchida, S. Fukuoka, A.N. Papanicolaou & A.G. Tsakiris Sphere drag revisited using Shuffled Complex Evolution algorithm R. Barati, S.A.A. Salehi Neyshabouri & G. Ahmadi Field measurements of mean velocity and boundary shear stress with an acoustic Doppler current profiler J. Petrie, P. Diplas, M. Gutierrez & S. Nam Stage discharge prediction for highly sinuous meandering channels S.S. Dash & K.K. Khatua Bathymetric changes, roughness and conveyance of a compound, regulated by groynes river channel during low and high water conditions R. Banasiak, M. Krzyzanowski, J. Gierczak & M. Wdowikowski Explicit computation of bed form roughness for operational flood modelling, a case study for the river Rhine J.J. Warmink & R.M.J. Schielen A.3 Vegetated flows Physically and numerically modelling turbulent flow in a patchy open channel O.P. Folorunso, J. Bridgeman & M. Sterling Diverging flow and 3-D flow structure at leading edge and in interior of submerged vegetation patch T. Okamoto, M. Sanjou, S. Aoki, K. Toda & I. Nezu Patches in a side-by-side configuration: A description of the flow and deposition fields D. Meire, J. Kondziolka & H.M. Nepf LES of turbulent flows in open channel with patched vegetation zones S. Yokojima, Y. Kawahara & K. Matsubara LES of flow past a submerged circular patch of vegetation W.Y. Chang, G. Constantinescu & W.F. Tsai Relation between sandbar mode and vegetation expansion in sand-bed river Y. Toda, S.N. Kim, T. Tsujimoto & N. Sakai Development of coherent structure and turbulence behind a finite-length emergent vegetation patch in open-channel flow T. Okamoto, M. Sanjou, S. Aoki, K. Toda & I. Nezu Soil in braided rivers: An overlooked component of braided river morphodynamics N. Batz, E.P. Verrecchia & S.N. Lane Influence of vegetated bed material on erosional patterns of meandering rivers: Preliminary experimental results D. Termini Flow-induced uprooting of young vegetation on river bedforms K. Edmaier, B. Crouzy & P. Perona Modelling river flow responses to weed management P. Rameshwaran, A. Sutcliffe, P. Naden & G. Wharton Field experiments in vegetated groyne fields A.N. Sukhodolov & T.A. Sukhodolova Effects of trees along floodplain edges on the flow structure in compound meandering channel Y. Kawahara, R. Tsubaki & F.S. Nhavotso Flow and bedload transport in a straight compound channel with vegetation roughened floodplains M. Khademishamami, M.H. Omid & J. Farhoudi Numerical simulation of exchange flow between open water and floating vegetation M. Tsakiri & P. Prinos Extending the canopy flow model for natural, highly flexible macrophyte canopies T.I. Marjoribanks, R.J. Hardy, S.N. Lane & D.R. Parsons Dynamic drag modeling of submerged aquatic vegetation canopy flows T.I. Marjoribanks, R.J. Hardy, S.N. Lane & D.R. Parsons Reynolds stress modeling of 3-D turbulent flow in a partially vegetated open channel T. Koftis, P. Prinos & C. Papakyritsis Measurements of drag force of cylindrical rods and trees in a river K. Shiono, E. Ferreira, J.H. Chandler, R. Wackrow & T. Ishigaki Spatially varying stem drag forces in vegetated mixing layers L. Buckman, W.S.J. Uijttewaal, W.E. Penning & J.T. Dijkstra Experimental assessment of riverbed sediment reinforcement by vegetation roots N. Pasquale & P. Perona Analysis of equivalent Manning's roughness coefficient for trees vegetated on floodplain K. Michioku, S. Kometani, T. Uotani, K. Kanda, Y. Irie & K. Yanagida Development and application of vegetation dynamics model for effective river management tasks in the Asahi River, Japan K. Yoshida, S. Maeno, S. Matsuyama & S. Fujita Vegetation effects on vertical jet structures M. Ben Meftah, D. Malcangio & M. Mossa A.4 Overbank flows and flood propagation A coupled surface-subsurface model of overbank flood flow and air entrapment in a permeable floodplain D. Pokrajac & M.J.S. de Lemos Celerity of kinematic wave in trapezoidal channel S.B. Sokolov & E.E. Egorov A conservative strategy to couple 1D and 2D numerical models: Application to flooding simulations M. Morales-Hernandez, J. Murillo, A. Lacasta, P. Brufau & P. Garcia-Navarro Unsteady characteristics of tsunami flow propagating over a land after overtopping seawall H. Shirai & T. Hosoda 2D shallow water GPU parallelized scheme for high resolution real-field flood simulations R. Vacondio, F. Aureli, P. Mignosa & A. Dal Palu Analysis of depth averaged velocity in meandering compound channels K.C. Patra, E. Padhi, L. Mohanty & M. Patnaik Prediction of energy loss along the non-prismatic reach of a compound channel using ANN B. Naik, K.K. Khatua & K. Miri Composite roughness for rough compound channels S. Pradhan & K.K. Khatua A.5 Interaction between river flow and structures Numerical simulation of turbulent flow in open channel with groynes Th.I. Koutrouveli, N.Th. Fourniotis, A.C. Demetracopoulos & A.A. Dimas Influence of submerged groynes on turbulence and flow structure at Sawmill Creek in Ottawa, Canada M.A. Ruta, C.D. Rennie, R.D. Townsend & E.C. Jamieson Submergence effect on flow and resistance due to a single groyne A. Kadota & W.S.J. Uijttewaal Three-dimensional flow structures around large-scale groins on the flood plain in the Kiso River T. Ito & A. Tominaga Water surface response to flow through bridge openings S. Kara, S. Mulahasan, T. Stoesser & T.W. Sturm Physics of shallow recirculation zones downstream lateral expansions M. Chatelain, L. Han, N. Riviere & E. Mignot A comparison of wood-sediment-water mixture flows at a closed type and an open type of check dams in mountain rivers F. Maricar & H. Hashimoto Log jam formation by an obstruction in a river M.I. Rusyda, H. Hashimoto & S. Ikematsu Contribution of riprap to local turbulence at the downstream of a low-head sill C.C. Wu, Y.Y. Wu, C.Y. Tao & K.H. Wu Representing skewed bridge crossing on 1-D and 2-D flood propagation models: Compared analysis in practical studies P. Costabile, F. Macchione, G. Petaccia & L. Natale Experimental investigation on the flow field around a spur dike in a 90 sharp bend M. Mehraein, M. Ghodsian & S.A. Najibi Experimental study on the discharge released by Bric Zerbino Dam spillways A. Fenocchi & G. Petaccia B River morphology and sediment transport B.1 Mechanics of sediment transport Particle motion of bed-load sediment moving over a smooth bed J. Campagnol, F. Ballio, S.A. Hosseini Sadabadi & H. Sazadul Modelling the non-uniform sediment transport by means of the statistical moment approach G. Rosatti, G. Garegnani & A. Armanini Experimental investigation on vertical size sorting using spherical glass beads A.R. Dudill, P. Frey & M. Church Experimental study of sheet flow regime of sediment transport in a laboratory flume T. Revil-Baudard, J. Chauchat, D. Hurther & E. Barthelemy Experiments in shear flow of granular-fluid suspension and dense mixture A.M. Pellegrino, L. Schippa, E. Guazzelli & O. Pouliquen Effects of particle collisions on motions of mixed-size particles and bed structures T. Fukuda & S. Fukuoka Laboratory study on transport of nonuniform bed material particles M. Sajedi sabegh, M. Habibi, J. Soltani & M.M. Vafaee Shields diagram's extension for applications in steady non-uniform flows J.S.A. do Carmo Comparison of two models for bed load sediment transport in rivers A. Paquier, B. Camenen, J. Le Coz & C. Beraud Numerical simulation of the sediment transport in the saltation regime R. Barati, S.A.A. Salehi Neyshabouri & G. Ahmadi A natural-scale study of cohesive sediment transport: The Misa River case M. Brocchini, A. Russo, J. Calantoni, A.H. Reed, M. Postacchini, C. Lorenzoni, S. Corvaro, A. Mancinelli, G. Moriconi & L. Soldini Applicability of kinematic wave approximation to shallow mud-flows with a yield stress C. Gisonni, M. Iervolino, A. Vacca & C. Di Cristo The role of interphase forces in submerged granular flows driven by gravity E. Nucci, A. Armanini & M. Larcher Large eddy simulation of suspended sediment transport M. Dallali & V. Armenio Ripple formation and sediment suspension events in unsteady depth varying open channel flow F. Bagherimiyab, A. Roy & U. Lemmin Coherent structures in open channel flows with bed load transport over an hydraulically rough bed B.O. Santos, M.J. Franca & R.M.L. Ferreira Flow and turbulence characterization as an onset for assessing the stability of gravel beds D. Duma, S. Erpicum, P. Archambeau, M. Pirotton & B. Dewals Sediment transport in steep channels with large roughness elements T. Ghilardi, M.J. Franca & A.J. Schleiss Tracking bed load particles in a steep flume: Methods and results J. Heyman & C. Ancey Intense transport of bed load in steep flume V. Matousek & J. Krupicka Bedload particle velocity in supercritical open channel flows C. Auel, I. Albayrak & R.M. Boes Study of sediment transport using soft computing technique H. Bonakdari & I. Ebtehaj Reconstruction of event-related bed-load transport processes in alpine catchments-application of TomSed on a large spatial scale B. Gems, M. Sturm, M. Aufleger & J. Neuner Influence of river ice break-up on stream hydraulics and sediment transport S.G.A. Zare, S.A. Moore, C.D. Rennie, O. Seidou & H. Ahmari Analysis of suspended sediment transport data in the River Nile B.A. Zaid, Ka. Koll, J.-U. Wiesemann & A.S. Elzein Quantification of suspended load, sinks and sources for a sediment budget of the German river Rhine N. Gehres, B. Brandstetter, G. Hillebrand, S. Vollmer, K. Banhold, R.M. Frings & H. Schuttrumpf Non-uniform sediment input of the middle Yangtze River, China H. Ge, R. Huang & L. Zhu B.2 River morphology and morphodynamics Morphodynamic differences induced by different confluence angles in widen confluences S. Guillen, M.J. Franca, A.J. Schleiss & A.H. Cardoso Flow patterns in an open channel confluence with a small ratio of main channel to tributary discharge L. Schindfessel, S. Creelle, T. Boelens & T. De Mulder Effect of bed elevation discordance in the main river on the confluence hydrodynamics in 90 straight-channels' confluences D. Dordevic Three dimensional flow field at confluent fixed-bed open channels O. Birjukova, S. Guillen, F. Alegria & A.H. Cardoso Numerical simulation of local tributary widening impacts on hydro-morphological processes of river confluence using CCHE2D M. Rostami & S. Habibi Characterization of confluences of free meander trains at the upper Amazon basin R. Gutierrez, M. Choi, J. Abad & H. Montoro Trapping effect of fine sediment in Wando K. Uno, G. Tsujimoto, T. Kakinoki & N. Kazuuma Sediment transport distribution along developing sand dunes S. Naqshband, J.S. Ribberink, S.J.M.H. Hulscher & D. Hurther Modelling time dependent flow fields over three dimensional dunes R.J. Hardy, T.I. Marjoribanks, D.R. Parsons, A.J. Reesink, B. Murphy, P.J. Ashworth & J.L. Best Coupled numerical simulation of flow and bed and suspended sediment transport over dunes based on the Immersed Boundary method G.A. Leftheriotis & A.A. Dimas Objective method for ranking bedforms with a 3-dimensionality-index F. Nunez-Gonzalez, D. Hesse, B. Ettmer & O. Link Modelling the transition from dunes to the upper-stage plane bed O.J.M. van Duin & S.J.M.H. Hulscher Occurrence and characterization of bed forms at the Danube to the east of Vienna M. Liedermann, P. Gmeiner, M. Tritthart, M. Glas & H. Habersack Flow structure and large scale turbulence in an open channel bend of strong curvature with flat and deformed bed G. Constantinescu & M. Koken The wall shear velocity, u*, in fixed and eroded beds of 180 -curved open channel flow B.A. Kironoto, B.Y. Istiarto, D. Legono, Sumiadi & P.A.B. Sangging Numerical modeling of dune progression in a high-amplitude meandering channel A. Mendoza, D. Wang, J.D. Abad, E.J. Langendoen, P. Tassi & K. El Kadi Abderrezzak 2D and 3D numerical simulations of morphodynamics structures in large-amplitude meanders D. Wang, P. Tassi, K. El Kadi Abderrezzak, A. Mendoza, J.D. Abad & E. Langendoen Modulation of the flow structure by progressive bed forms in the Meandering Wabash River J. Abad, C. Frias, K. Konsoer, J. Best, B. Rhoads, E. Langendoen & M.H. Garcia Ecomorphodynamic conditions for the emergence of river anabranching patterns B. Crouzy, D. Wuthrich, P. Perona & P. D'Odorico Integration of a geotechnical model within a morphodynamic model to investigate river meandering processes Y.Y. Rousseau, M.J. Van de Wiel & P.M. Biron Numerical studies on bed variations under interactions of vegetation and bank strength T. Uchida, I. Kimura, Y. Shimizu & S. Kawamura Stability analysis on periodically changing of channel width Y. Watanabe & K. Hasegawa A diffusive 1D model for the evolution of a braided network subject to varying sediment supply M. Redolfi & M. Tubino Morphodynamic modelling of a tortuous meandering clay bed river using Delft3D: Stillwater Creek, Ottawa 172 P. Parsapour-Moghaddam & C.D. Rennie Variation of the bankfull area in a braided reach of the LYR over the past 30 years X.J. Li, J.Q. Xia & J. Li Sediment transport and bedform development in the lee of bars: Evidence from fixed- and partially-fixed bed experiments A.J.H. Reesink, D.R. Parsons & R.E. Thomas Characteristics of subsurface water flow influenced by formation process of gravel bar M. Obana, T. Chibana & T. Tsujimoto A new equation for alternate bar length A.A. Boraey & A.M. Ferreira da Silva Spatial distribution of porosity of bed material, bed strength and size distribution of bed material on bars H. Takebayashi, M. Fujita, R. Kamito & Y. Samoto Morphodynamics of alternate bars in the Alpine Rhine River: Methods for the applicability of mathematical models using fields observations L. Adami, W. Bertoldi & G. Zolezzi Modelling river bed form dynamics: Large scale application S. Giri, S. Yamaguchi, M. Nabi & Y. Shimizu Sensitivity of morphodynamic simulations due to input variability-implications on sedigraph estimations due to limited data S. Jocham, R. Klar, S. Achleitner & M. Aufleger Numerical modelling of morpho-dynamic processes with multi-thread flows J. Sun, B. Lin & H. Yang Numerical simulation for bed aggradations due to sediment overloading in alluvial channels A.L. Qureshi & A. Baloch Multi-scale modelling of river morphodynamics M. Nabi, S. Giri, T. Iwasaki, I. Kimura & Y. Shimizu Recovering Elder's equation: A new view on river morphology A.J. Constain, D.J.M. Fernandez, J.L.C. Rivera & C.A. Pena-Guzman Temporal bed adjustments to a series of water pulses in gravel bed rivers C. Ferrer-Boix & M.A. Hassan River morphological evolution in earthquake-hit region: Effects of floods and pulsed sediment supply C.G. An, X.D. Fu & G. Parker Sediment transport, sorting and three-dimensional flow patterns in pool-riffle sequences: Implications for self-maintenance E. Bayat, J.F. Rodriguez, G.A.M. de Almeida & P. Saco River rejuvenation for a sediment-laden torrent from the viewpoint of river morphology C.C. Wu & P.H. Wang Quasi-stable channel morphology in response to hydromodification B.D. Plumb & W.K. Annable Simulation of local river widenings-a matter of 1D or 2D modelling? Th. Berchtold, V. Weitbrecht, D. Vetsch & R.M. Boes Analysis of morphological changes in rivers M. Gharbi, A. Soualmia, D. Dartus & L. Masbernat Comparison of morphological predictions in the Lower Rhine River by means of a 2-D and 3-D model and in situ measurements L. Backhaus, T. Brudy-Zippelius, T. Wenka & J. Riesterer Analysis of the Solis Chico river mouth migration C. Chreties, S. Solari, G. Lopez & L. Teixeira Analysis of the estuarine sediment of the Taimali River in Taiwan Wei-Po Huang, John Z. Yim & Yi Jiun Liao The effect of potential discharges on the stability of the Rosetta promontory, Egypt A. Masria, M. Iskander, A. Negm & O.C. Saavedra B.3 Local scour and erosion processes Clear water scouring around bridge piers and the phenomenological theory of turbulence C. Manes Local scour at bridge piers founded in coarse-bed streams D.C. Froehlich Spatiotemporal changes in bed elevations with turbulence around submerged cylinders embedded in sand beds B.S. Mazumder, K. Sarkar & C. Chakraborty Temporal evolution of live-bed pier scour J.H. Hong, H.W. Wang, Y.C. Wang, S.C. Li & Y.M. Chiew Local scour at a cylindrical bridge pier under a flood hydrograph S.A. Salamatian, M. Karimaee Tabarestani & A.R. Zarrati Experimental and computational study of local scour pool around finite patches of vegetation H.S. Kim, I. Kimura & Y. Shimizu A preliminary study on scour at submerged weirs in live bed conditions D. Guan, B.W. Melville & H. Friedrich Experimental and numerical study of the scour process around a slit weir K. Ota & T. Sato An experimental and numerical study on the spatial and temporal evolution of a scour hole downstream of a rigid bed G. Dodaro, A. Tafarojnoruz, F. Calomino, R. Gaudio, F. Stefanucci, C. Adduce & G. Sciortino Equilibrium scour hole downstream of an apron: A model A. Sarkar Numerical modeling on response of fluvial geomorphology to weir removal S.N. Kim, Y. Toda & T. Tsujimoto The dynamic of streams equipped with Check Dams G. Piton & A. Recking Influence of a single submerged groyne on the bed morphology and the flow field R. Mows & Ka. Koll Laboratory analysis of armor layer development in a local scour around a groin G.T. Torok, S. Baranya, N. Ruther & S. Spiller Riverbed layering impact on scour at the abutments B. Gjunsburgs, E. Govsha & G. Jaudzems Spatial and temporal variations in bed morphology at river contractions G. Oliveto & M.C. Marino Location of the maximum scouring depth at the outlet of partially-blocked and non-blocked box culvert S. Sorourian, A. Keshavarzi, J. Ball & B. Samali Investigation of the effective parameters sensitivity with respect to both shear and beam-type failures in overhanging riverbanks A. Samadi, E. Amiri-Tokaldany & S.E. Darby Experimental study of cantilevered riverbank stability E. Amiri-Tokaldany, A. Samadi & M.H. Davoudi Flow structure and bed deformation around a sphere on movable bed A. Tominaga Scour on alluvial bed downstream of falling jets V. Fiorotto, E. Caroni & S. Calligaris Clear-water bridge scour under triangular-shaped hydrographs with different peak discharges G. Bombar Verification of equation for non-deposition sediment transport in flood water canals H. Bonakdari & I. Ebtehaj Scour development caused by propeller jet of moving vessels P. Geisenhainer & Ka. Koll Application and validation of sediment erosion models to time dependent wall shear stresses around a wall-mounted circular cylinder W. Schanderl, O. Chmiel, P. Huttner, S. Zischkale & M. Manhart Influence of pore pressure on clay erosion H.S. Salem, C.D. Rennie & C.Z. Custodio Bank retreat at typical cross-sections in the Jingjiang Reach due to the operation of TGP J.Q. Xia, Q.L. Zong, Y. Zhang & Q.X. Xu Instream river training: Fundamentals and practical example N. Werdenberg, M. Mende & C. Sindelar B.4 Geomorphic unsteady flows Numerical simulation of snow avalanches as a Bingham fluid flow using SPH method A.M. Abdelrazek, I. Kimura & Y. Shimizu Debris flow monitoring in the French Alps C. Bel, F. Liebault, H. Bellot, F. Fontaine, D. Laigle & O. Navratil Unsteady 2D flow over mobile bed with variable density C. Juez, J. Murillo & P. Garcia-Navarro Hydro-morphologic modelling for different calamitous scenarios in a mountain stream A. Radice & S.M. Elsayed Modelling bedload transport for mixed flows in presence of a non-erodible bed layer G. Corestein, E. Blade & D. Ninerola The response of bed-load sediment transport and bed evolution under unsteady hydrograph flows L. Wang, A. Cuthbertson, G. Pender & Z. Cao Morphological changes in River Nile at Bani-Sweif for probable flood flow releases A.S. Foda & A.M.A. Sattar B.5 Dyke and dam erosion Laboratory experiments on dam-break flow of water-sediment mixtures Y. Ozeren, R. Aleixo, M. Altinakar & D. Wren Spatial dike breach: Accuracy of photogrammetric measurement system P.-J. Frank & W.H. Hager Mechanism of embankment dam breach D. Verma, B. Setia & V.K. Arora Dike erosion due to a sudden-wave overtopping: Preliminary results S. Evangelista, A. Leopardi & M. Mingarelli Limitations of the shallow water assumptions for problems involving steep slopes: Application to a dike overtopping test case S. Van Emelen, Y. Zech & S. Soares-Frazao Numerical simulation of a dam-break with a wide range of shields parameter C. Di Cristo, S. Evangelista, A. Leopardi, M. Greco & M. Iervolino Tailings dam-break flow analysis by means of a combined PIV-PTV tool R. Aleixo, Y. Ozeren & M. Altinakar One-dimensional and two-dimensional hydraulic-numerical modeling of dam break waves A. Bornschein C River engineering and restoration C.1 Flow management and flood control Floods in the Guadalquivir river (Southern Spain) P. Bohorquez, V. Aranda, J. Calero, F. Garcia-Garcia, P.A. Ruiz-Ortiz, T. Fernandez & C. Salazar A mobile bed 1D numerical model to support Red River (VietNam) basin management D. Bernardi & L. Schippa Unraveling the contribution of wind, sea level and discharge to design water levels in the Dutch delta R.M.J. Schielen, A. Bomers & D. Kroekenstoel Hydrodynamics of Ribarroja Reservoir (Ebro River, Spain): Water temperature, water velocities and water age M. Arbat-Bofill, M. Sanchez-Juny, E. Blade, D. Ninerola, J. Dolz & A. Palau The numerical investigation of the effect of subsequent check dams on flood peaks and the time of concentration using the MIKE 11 modeling system (Case study: Golabdareh catchment, Iran) P.H. Namadi, B. Saghafian & M. Rostami Flood disaster and training of River Ganga and its two tributaries in India-some case study S.K. Mazumder & K.N. Keshri The Bisagno River diversion M. Ferrari, M. Belicchi, D. Cerlini, U. Majone, S. Venturini, A. Marchi, A. Galli, U. Galli & S. Pinasco Applying river stage forecasting for early inundation warning M.-H. Hsu, J.-C. Fu & W.-H. Teng The Isere Amont project: 16 expanding flood areas along the river O. Manin, A. Le Peillet & L. Boutonnier Semi-automatic conceptual model identification and calibration tool for river hydraulic computations V. Wolfs, P. Meert & P. Willems New computation method for flood flows and bed variations in a low-lying river with complex river systems K. Tabata & S. Fukuoka Lateral flood discharge at rivers: Concepts and challenges M. Buhlmann & R.M. Boes Mitigation measures for unsteady flow effects on riverbeds during hydropower peaking S. Spiller, N. Ruther & H. Friedrich A study on selection of probability distributions for at-site flood frequency analysis in Mahanadi river basin, India N. Guru & R. Jha Iowa watersheds project: Planning and assessment of flood reduction strategies in agricultural watersheds N.W. Thomas, L.J. Weber & N.C. Young Freeboard allowance at rivers-experiences from Germany R. Pohl Managing materials across the Isere river and Isere Amont works O. Manin, J.-F. Frezet & L. Boutonnier Large wood dynamics in a wide mountain river: The Czarny Dunajec, Polish Carpathians V. Ruiz-Villanueva, M. Stoffel, B. Wyzga, P. Mikus & Z.W. Kundzewicz Effect of Black Hole Dams in the Eastern Nile River Basin: Changes in water quantity and quality of downstream countries S.A. Kantoush C.2 Risk mitigation and assessment in river basins One-dimensional flood inundation modeling and sediment transport characterization for a potential mining site in southern Virginia, USA C.F. Castro-Bolinaga & P. Diplas Site selection for sand and gravel mining using an integrated GIS/MCDM approach A. Effati, A.M. Malek, S. Seyf & A. Karaji The Romanche Sechilienne project, an integrated approach to river development M. Grenier, T. Monier & C. Moiroud Sediment management measures for river restoration and flood protection in alpine valleys B. Roquier, J. Dubois & J.-L. Boillat Estimating the combined effect of flood mitigation measures F. Huthoff, J. Udo, H. Barneveld, M. Bakker & N. Asselman PMP-PMF and their occurrence probability in alpine region by 2-3D modelling J.A. Hertig, R.G. Receanu & J.M. Fallot C.3 Flow monitoring and remote sensing methods Bedload grain size estimation from the indirect monitoring of bedload transport with Swiss plate geophones at the Erlenbach stream C.R. Wyss, D. Rickenmann, B. Fritschi, J.M. Turowski, V. Weitbrecht & R.M. Boes Deriving formulas for gravel transport velocity from tracer measurements M. Klosch & H. Habersack Monitoring of sediment transport processes for determining future trends J. Schneider, M. Redtenbacher, G. Harb, O. Sass, J. Stangl, A. Gobiet, G. Heinrich & S. Tani Gravity wave effects on the calibration uncertainty of hydrometric current meters M.A. de Huu & B. Wuthrich Remote monitoring of volumetric discharge based on surface mean and turbulent metrics E. Johnson & E. Cowen Acoustic sediment flux observations on the Fraser River, Canada D.W. Haught, J.G. Venditti & M. Church A quality analysis of the Vectrino II instrument using a new open-source MATLAB toolbox and 2D ARMA models to detect and replace spikes B. MacVicar, S. Dilling, J. Lacey & K. Hipel Image-based velocity and discharge measurements in field and laboratory river engineering studies using the free Fudaa-LSPIV software J. Le Coz, M. Jodeau, A. Hauet, B. Marchand & R. Le Boursicaud Evaluation of 2D river flow simulation with the aid of image-based field velocity measurement techniques I. Fujita, G. Kumano & K. Asami Three dimensional flow analyses for accuracy estimation of floats flow measurement A. Kadota & S. Okada Operational river velocity surveillance at whole reach-scale by implementing time-of-arrival algorithms on upstream-downstream conductivity signals D. Petrovic, I. Vulpe, J.-P. Vanderborght & M.A. Verbanck Using airborne hydromapping to study an alpine torrent W. Dobler, R. Baran, F. Steinbacher, M. Ritter & M. Aufleger Helicopter-based surface PIV experiments at Thur River M. Detert & V. Weitbrecht Wetted width of Norwegian rivers-results of a pilot study P. Zinke & C. Carnerero Stream temperature forecasting by means of ensemble of neural networks: Importance of input variables and ensemble size M.J. Napiorkowski, A.P. Piotrowski & J.J. Napiorkowski Decomposition of a cloud of gaugings into hydraulically homogeneous families for the tracing of the rating curves by using existing segmentation procedures T. Morlot, C. Perret & A.-C. Favre Harmonizing water and energy, available tools from the AIM Alpine Space in Movement project M.A. Peviani, A. Danelli & M. Cesca C.4 Protection against local scour and erosion Studies on the effect of an upstream pier as a scour protection measure of a downstream bridge pier S.K. Khaple, P.R. Hanmaiahgari & S. Dey Application of collars as scour countermeasure at various contraction ratios caused by two spill through abutments M. Koken, M. Gogus & K. Yilmaz Designing rock riprap falling aprons to protect bridge piers and abutments D.C. Froehlich Effect of compressed riprap thickness on the stability of river banks M. Jafarnejad, M.J. Franca, M. Pfister & A.J. Schleiss Predicting stable river bank
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geothermal Water Management 6 Sustainable Water
Book SynopsisAvailability of and adequate accessibility to freshwater and energy are two key technological and scientific problems of global significance. At the end of the 20th century, the deficit of water for human consumption and economic application forced us to focus on rational use of resources. Increasing the use of renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency is a challenge for the 21st century. Geothermal energy is heat energy generated and stored in the Earth, accumulated in hydrothermal systems or in dry rocks within the Earth's crust, in amounts which constitute the energy resources. The sustainable management of geothermal energy resources should be geared towards optimization of energy recovery, but also towards rational management of water resources since geothermal water serves both as energy carrier and also as valuable raw material. Geothermal waters, depending on their hydrogeothermal characteristics, the lithology of the rocks involved, the depth at which the resTable of ContentsSection I Resources, geochemical properties and environmental implications of geothermal water 1. A global assessment of geothermal resources Marek Hajto &Anna Sowizdzał1.1 Introduction 1.2 Definitions and classification of geothermal resources 1.3 Methods of regional assessment of geothermal resources 1.4 New concepts of geothermal resources classification 1.5 Results of geothermal resources assessment 2. Reinjection of cooled water back into a reservoir Leszek Pajak & Barbara Tomaszewska2.1 Introduction 2.2 Mathematical model for assessing the conditions for injecting water into a rock formation 2.3 Injection of saline water into rock formation 2.4 Summary 3. Geothermal and hydrogeological conditions, geochemical properties and uses of geothermal waters of the SlovakiaDušan Bodiš, Anton Remšík, Radovan Cernák, Daniel Marcin, Zlatica Ženišová & Renáta Flaková3.1 Introduction 3.2 Geological structure 3.3 Characteristics of geothermal bodies 3.4 Geothermal waters' chemical composition 3.5 Abstraction and thermal energy potential of geothermal waters 4. Resources, geochemical features and environmental implications of the geothermal waters in the continental rift zone of the Büyük Menderes,Western Anatolia, TurkeyN. Özgür4.1 Introduction 4.2 Geologic setting 4.3 Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry 4.4 Resources and geothermal potential 4.5 Environmental implications 4.6 Model of the geothermal waters in the rift zone of the Büyük Menderes Section II Treatment of geothermal water for reuse5. Analytical procedures for ion quantification supporting water treatment processes Ewa Kmiecik5.1 Introduction 5.2 Groundwater sampling 5.3 Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program 5.4 QA/QC program in geothermal water monitoring – the case of Banska PGP-1 well (Banska Nizna, Poland) 5.5 Summary 6. Treatment of geothermal waters for industrial and agricultural purposes Nalan Kabay, Pınar Yanar Sözal, Emre Yavuz, Mithat Yüksel & Ümran Yüksel6.1 Introduction 6.2 Geothermal potential of Turkey 6.3 Main utilization areas of geothermal energy 6.4 Environmental issues 6.5 Chemistry of geothermal fluids 6.6 Treatment of geothermal water 7. Removal of boron and arsenic from geothermal water by ion-exchange Nalan Kabay, Idil Y. Ipek, Pelin K. Yilmaz, Saba Samatya, Marek Bryjak, Kazuharu Yoshizuka, S. Ali Tuncel, Ümran Yüksel & Mithat Yüksel7.1 Introduction 7.2 Removal of boron from geothermal water by ion-exchange 7.3 Removal of arsenic from geothermal water by ion-exchange 8. Membrane techniques in the treatment of geothermal water for fresh and potable water production Michał Bodzek & Krystyna Konieczny8.1 Introduction 8.2 Desalination methods 8.3 Concentrate utilization 8.4 Integrated desalination systems 8.5 The consideration of energy issues in water desalination 8.6 Economic analyses of desalination processes 8.7 Final remarks 9. Review of direct discharge and recovery of reverse osmosis concentrates Raquel Ibáñez, Antia Pérez-González, Javier Pinedo, Pedro Gomez, Ana Maria Urtiaga & Inmaculada Ortiz9.1 Introduction 9.2 Global desalination overview 9.3 RO desalination: characteristics and drawbacks 9.4 RO concentrates: influence of production site 9.5 Adverse effects of current ro concentrate management options 9.6 Treatment technologies of ro concentrates: review 10. Geothermal water treatment in Poland Barbara Tomaszewska10.1 Introduction 10.2 Characteristics of geothermal waters 10.3 Research methodology 10.4 Results and discussion 10.5 Conclusions Section III The uses of geothermal water in agriculture11. Coupling geothermal direct heat with agriculture Jochen Bundschuh, Barbara Tomaszewska, Noreddine Ghaffour, Ihsan Hamawand, Hacene Mahmoudi & Mattheus Goosen11.1 Introduction 11.2 Sustainability by integrating geothermal options into agriculture 11.3 Geothermal direct heat applications 11.4 Agriculture within the cascade system of geothermal direct heat utilization 11.5 Geothermal energy for thermal water desalination 11.6 Geothermal greenhouses development heating/cooling, ventilation, humidification, desalination 11.7 Geothermal aquifers as freshwater source 11.8 Conclusions Section IV The uses of geothermal water in balneotherapy12. Short history of thermal healing bathing Barbara Kiełczawa12.1 Introduction 12.2 The Americas 12.3 Asia and the Middle East 12.4 European countries 13. Balneological use of geothermal springs in selected regions of the world Barbara Kiełczawa13.1 Introduction 13.2 Africa 13.3 The Americas 13.4 Asia and Middle East 13.5 European countries 13.6 SPA, wellness and health resort organizations 13.7 Summary 14. The importance of an integrated analytic approach to the study of physico chemical characteristics of natural thermal waters used for pelotherapy aims: Perspectives for reusing cooled thermal waters for treatments related to thermalism applications Davide Rossi, Dariusz Dobrzynski, Isabella Moro, Mirella Zancato & Nicola Realdon14.1 Introduction 14.2 Application of the integrated analytical approach and tensiometry on thermalism 14.3 Perspectives for using cooled thermal waters for thermal water treatments: Jelenia Góra hsw and borowina muds
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CRC Press Advances in Groundwater Governance
Book SynopsisThis book addresses groundwater governance, a subject internationally recognized as crucial and topical for enhancing and safeguarding the benefits of groundwater and groundwater-dependent ecosystems to humanity, while ensuring water and food security under global change. The multiple and complex dimensions of groundwater governance are captured in 28 chapters, written by a team of leading experts from different parts of the world and with a variety of relevant professional backgrounds. The book aims to describe the state-of-the-art and latest developments regarding each of the themes addressed, paying attention to the wide variation of conditions observed around the globe. The book consists of four parts. The first part sets the stage by defining groundwater governance, exploring its emergence and evolution, framing it through a socio-ecological lens and describing groundwater policy and planning approaches. The second part discusses selected key aspects of groundwater governance. The third part zooms in on the increasingly important linkages between groundwater and other resources or sectors, and between local groundwater systems and phenomena or actions at the international or even global level. The fourth part, finally, presents a number of interesting case studies that illustrate contemporary practice in groundwater governance.In one volume, this highly accessible text not only familiarizes water professionals, decision-makers and local stakeholders with groundwater governance, but also provides them with ideas and inspiration for improving groundwater governance in their own environment.Trade Review"[...] the book’s team has done a commendable job in wrapping up existing knowledge, broadening the discussion further and delineating gaps. The book will undoubtedly contribute to raising the much-needed awareness for groundwater governance and boosting its implementation.Recommended to those interested in the fascinating and complex topic of groundwater governance, particularly researchers, several chapters provide a wealth of synthesized information that can also serve as a useful source for academia. From the practical standpoint, professionals and practitioners aiming to address groundwater governance issues where political will for doing so exists should be able to find pragmatic solutions informed by the specific contexts of the concerned groundwater systems. The solutions - often reached through dialogue with stakeholders and their engagement - should target the materialization of improved governance as a dynamic process. Examples of such successful solutions are given; additionally, the book provides case studies that illustrate numerous options for improving groundwater governance in a given context, as examples of how the launch of the dynamic process can be facilitated."Dr. Mohamed Bazza, formerly Senior Water Resources Officer at FAO."Through 28 chapters, in the first book on this topic, Villholth et al. (2017) successfully capture the moment and momentum of groundwater governance research from concepts to application to synergies to international case studies. […….] Being interested in both policy and science, we found the book an enjoyable read, with some new-to-us terminology such as hydro-schizophrenia (something we are familiar with in Texas), ISD (invisible, slow, distributed), water endowment, groan zone, and hydro-hegemony. […….] But quibbles aside, this book is a great – and thorough – introduction to groundwater governance […..]"Robert E. Mace and Todd H. Votteler, in: Groundwater, Vol 57, No. 2, March-April 2019Table of ContentsPart 1: Setting the scene1 Groundwater governance: rationale, definition, current state and heuristic framework Karen G. Villholth & Kirstin I. Conti2 Emergence and evolution of groundwater management and governance Marco García, Ebel Smidt & Jacobus J. de Vries3 Understanding groundwater governance through a social ecological system framework – relevance and limits Marta Rica, Olivier Petit & Elena López-Gunn4 Groundwater management: policy principles & planning practices Stephen Foster & John ChiltonPart 2: Key elements of groundwater governance5 Leadership and political will for groundwater governance: indispensable for meeting the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Alfred M. Duda6 Legal principles and legal frameworks related to groundwater Stefano Burchi7 Participation of stakeholders and citizens in groundwater management: the role of collective action Zachary Sugg & Edella Schlager8 Economic instruments, behaviour and incentives in groundwater management Phoebe Koundouri, Ebun Akinsete, Nikolaos Englezos, Xanti I. Kartala, Ioannis Souliotis & Josef Adler9 Cooperation and conflict resolution in groundwater and aquifer management W. Todd Jarvis10 Data, information, knowledge and diagnostics on groundwater Jac van der Gun11 Education and capacity development for groundwater resources management Viviana Re & Bruce Misstear12 Groundwater governance – impact of awareness-raising and citizen pressure on groundwater management authority in the United States Andrew Stone13 Assessing and monitoring groundwater governance Aziza Akhmouch & Delphine ClavreulPart 3: Integration and policy linkages beyond the local groundwater system14 Groundwater governance for poverty eradication, social equity and health Sean G. Furey15 Managing energy-irrigation nexus: insights from Karnataka and Punjab states in India Aditi Mukherji16 Steps towards groundwater-sensitive land use governance and management practices Daniel A. Wiegant & Frank van Steenbergen17 Linking groundwater and surface water: conjunctive water management Richard S. Evans & Peter Dillon18 Global food and trade dimensions of groundwater governance Arjen Y. Hoekstra19 Governance and management of transboundary aquifers Shaminder Puri & Karen G. Villholth20 Governing extractable subsurface resources and subsurface space Jac van der Gun & Emilio CustodioPart 4: Cases21 Groundwater governance in the Great Artesian Basin, Australia Rien A. Habermehl22 Institutions and policies governing groundwater development, use and management in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India M. Dinesh Kumar23 Groundwater governance in the European Union, its history and its legislation: an enlightening example of groundwater governance Jean Fried, Philippe Quevauviller & Elisa Vargas Amelin24 Groundwater governance in the United States: a mosaic of approaches Sharon B. Megdal, Adriana Zuniga Teran, Robert G. Varady, Nathaniel Delano, Andrea K. Gerlak & Ethan T. Vimont25 Turning the tide – curbing groundwater over-abstraction in the Tosca-Molopo area, South Africa Paul Seward & Gabriel Stephanus du Toit van Dyk26 Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region François Molle, Alvar Closas & Waleed Al-Zubari27 Perspectives on Guarani Aquifer Governance Luiz Amore28 Groundwater governance in São Paulo and Mexico metropolitan areas: some comparative lessons learnt Ricardo Hirata & Oscar Escolero
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Treatment Marshes for Runoff and Polishing
Book SynopsisTreatment Marshes for Runoff and Polishing represents the most comprehensive and up-date-date resource for the design, construction, and operation of marsh treatment systems.This new edition represents a complete rewrite of the surface flow sections of previous editions of Treatment Wetlands. It is based on the performance hundreds of treatment marshes over the past 40 years. Treatment Marshes focuses on urban and agricultural runoff, river and lake water improvement, and highly treated municipal effluents.New information from the past dozen years is used to improve data interpretation and design concepts. Topics included in this book are Diversity of marsh vegetation Analyses of the human use of treatment marshes New concepts of underground processes and functions Spectrum of marsh values spanning mitigation, restoration, enhancement, and water quality improvement Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Hydrology Chapter 3 Surface Water Movement Chapter 4 The Marsh Underground Chapter 5 Microbial and Plant Communities Chapter 6 Energy Flows and Temperature Chapter 7 Representing Treatment Performance Chapter 8 Suspended Solids Chapter 9 Nitrogen Chapter 10 Phosphorus Chapter 11 Event-Driven Systems Chapter 12 Ancillary Substances Chapter 13 Trace Metals Chapter 14 Trace Organics Chapter 15 Ecological Perspective Chapter 16 Footprints and Performance Chapter 17 Interior Design and Construction Chapter 18 Management, Operations, and Maintenance Chapter 19 Economics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Aqueous Phase Adsorption
Book SynopsisThis book covers theoretical aspects of adsorption, followed by an introduction to molecular simulations and other numerical techniques that have become extremely useful as an engineering tool in recent times to understand the interplay of different mechanistic steps of adsorption. Further, the book provides brief experimental methodologies to use, test, and evaluate different types of adsorbents for water pollutants. Through different chapters contributed by accomplished researchers working in the broad area of adsorption, this book provides the necessary fundamental background required for an academician, industrial scientist or engineer to initiate studies in this area.Key Features Explores fundamentals of adsorption-based separation Provides physical insight into aqueous phase adsorption Includes theory, molecular and mesoscopic level simulation techniques and experiments Describes molecular simulaTable of Contents1. Theory, Molecular/Mesoscopic Simulations, and Experimental Techniques of Aqueous Phase Adsorption. 2. Graphene Nanopores-Based Separation of Impurities from Aqueous Medium: An insight from molecular simulation. 3. Atomistic and Experimental Modeling for Adsorption of Metal Ions With Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Environment. 4. Water and Aqueous Phase Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks: From Experiments to Simulations. 5. Coating of Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solutions : Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. 6. Lattice-Boltzmann Modeling of Adsorption Breakthrough in Packed Beds. 7. Improved Removal of Toxic Contaminants in Water by Green Adsorbents. 8. Abiotic Removal with Adsorption and Photocatalytic Reaction. 9. Revalorization of Agro-Food Residues as Bioadsorbents for Wastewater Treatment. 10. Activated Carbon: Role of Surface Chemistry in Water Purification Applications.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources
Book SynopsisThis book provides an ecosystem perspective in addressing the water resource management issues in the South Asian region. It argues that aspects such as sources of water, its distribution and users; landwater interrelations; drivers of change such as laws, policies and institutions; management of issues and technologies related to water supply; institutional set-up; economic instruments such as pricing, taxes, subsidies; and economics of ecosystem services are crucial. Climate changes, melting of glaciers and polar ice caps, rising sea level and the increased frequency of extreme events, have to be factored into integrated management of water resources. This book addresses some of these major issues related to aquatic ecosystems and focuses on three major aspects: (a) concepts related to ecosystems, ecosystem services and their linkages with water; (b) human impacts on ecosystems, particularly the aquatic ecosystems, and their assessment; and (c) the management, includTable of Contents1. Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management: The Link and the Need for Integration Brij Gopal, Hemesiri Kotagama and E. R. N. Gunawardena 2. Freshwater Ecosystems: Ecological Characteristics and Ecosystem Brij Gopal 3. Environmental Flow: Assessments and Applications Rezaur Rehman 4. Human Interventions on Water Ecosystem and Implications for Fisheries Resources in Bangladesh M. Monirul Qader Mirza, Mokhlesur Rahman and Anisul Islam 5. Management of Water Quality and Biodiversity of the River Ganga R. K. Sinha and K. Prasad 6. Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in South Asia with Special Reference to Bangladesh Md. Golam Rabbani, A. Atiq Rahman and Shymal Chandra Bhadra 7. Assessment of Environmental Impact on Development of Water Resources Bishnu P. Das and Subhadarshi Mishra 8. An Integrated Fire and Water Management Strategy Using the Ecosystem Approach: Tram Chim National Park, Vietnam Peter-John Meynell, Nguyen Huu Thien, Duong Van Ni, Tran Triet, Martin van der Schans, Deanne Shulman, Julian Thompson, Jeb Barzen and Gill Shepherd 9. Valuation of Ecosystem Damages: A Case Study of Textile Pollution in Noyyal River Basin, South India Prakash Nelliyat 10. Recent Changes in Policy, Institutions and Utilisation of Ecosystem Services in Colombo Wetlands Missaka Hettiarachchi, Kusum Athukorala, Ravi Peiris and Ajith de Alwis 11. Roles of Institutions and their Limitations in Integrated Management of Water, Forest and Land Resources Dhurba Pant 12. Environmental Governance: Concept, Complexity and an Illustration N. C. Narayanan and Jayati Chourey 13. A Conceptual Framework for a National Policy on Financing Watershed Management in Sri Lanka Hemesiri Kotagama, E. R. N. Gunawardena and K. A. I. D. Silva
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The WaterFoodEnergy Nexus
Book SynopsisExponential growth of the worldwide population requires increasing amounts of water, food, and energy. However, as the quantity of available fresh water and energy sources directly affecting cost of food production and transportation diminishes, technological solutions are necessary to secure sustainable supplies. In direct response to this reality, this book focuses on the water-energy-food nexus and describes in depth the challenges and processes involved in efficient water and energy production and management, wastewater treatment, and impact upon food and essential commodities. The book is organized into 4 sections on water, food, energy, and the future of sustainability, highlighting the interplay among these topics. The first section emphasizes water desalination, water management, and wastewater treatment. The second section discusses cereal processing, sustainable food security, bioenergy in food production, water and energy consumption in food processing, and mathematical mTable of ContentsSection I: Water 1. Desalination 1.1 Model-Based Techniques in Desalination Processes: A Review 1.2 Addressing the Global Water–Energy Challenge through Energy-Efficient Desalination 1.3 Forward Osmosis for Irrigation Water Supply Using Hybrid Membrane System for Draw Solution Regeneration 2. Water Management 2.1 Toward Sustainable Water Management in Industrial Cities 2.2 Optimal Water Network Synthesis [Munawar A. Shaik] 2.3 Rationalization of Water Quality Monitoring Network 3. Wastewater Treatment 3.1 Appropriate Interventions and Technologies for Providing Safe Drinking Water to Rural and Underprivileged Communities 3.2 Toward the Synthesis of Wastewater Recovery Facilities Using Enviroeconomic Optimization 3.3 Water Conservation, Reuse, and Challenges: A Case Study Performed at Amul Dairy 3.4 Occurrence, Effects, and Treatment of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Water Section II: Food 4. Advances in Cereal Processing: An Approach for Energy and Water Conservation 5. Clean Energy Technologies for Sustainable Food Security 6. Bioenergy and Food Production: Appropriate Allocation for Future Development 7. Uses of Water and Energy in Food Processing 8. A General Model for Food Cooking Undergoing Phase Changes Section III: Energy 9. Fossil Fuel 9.1 Energy Efficient Thermal Retrofit Options for Crude Oil Transport in Pipelines 9.2 Process Industry Economics of Crude Oil and Petroleum Derivatives for Scheduling, Planning, and Feasibility Studies 10. Bio Fuel 10.1 Environmentally Benign Biodiesel Production from Renewable Sources 10.2 Process for Synthesis of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil: Feasibility and Experimental Studies 11. Synthetic Fuel and Renewable Energy 11.1 Gas-to-liquid (GTL)-Derived Synthetic Fuels: Role of Additives in GTL-Derived Diesel Fuels 11.2 The Role of Alternative Aviation Fuels on Reducing the Carbon Footprint 11.3 Integration of Distributed Renewable Energy Generation with Customer-End Energy Management System for Effective Smart Distribution Grid Operation 11.4 Evaluation and Modeling of Demand and Generation at Distribution Level for Smart Grid Implementation 11.5 A Process to Model Fischer–Tropsch Reactors 12. Carbon Capture 12.1 Application of Rotating Packed Bed Technology for Intensified Postcombustion CO2 Capture Based on Chemical Absorption 12.2 Process Simulation and Integration of Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) Power Plant Integrated with Chemical Absorption Carbon Capture and Compression 12.3 Postcombustion CO2 Capture Based on Chemical Absorption in Power Plants 12.4 Operation of Supercritical Coal-Fired Power Plant (SCPP) Integrated with CO2 Capture under the UK Grid Code 12.5 Whole System Experimental and Theoretical Modeling Investigation of the Optimal CO2 Stream Composition in the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Chain 12.6 Performance of Porous Covalent Organic Polymers for CO2 Capture at Elevated Pressure 12.7 Postcombustion Carbon Capture Using Polymeric Membrane Section IV: Sustainable Future 13. The Role of Molecular Thermodynamics in Developing Industrial Processes and Novel Products That Meet the Needs for a Sustainable Future 14. Green Engineering in Process Systems: Case Study of Chloromethanes Manufacturing 15. Fundamental Aspect of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 16. Photoelectrochemical Approaches to Solar-H2 Generation 17. Design and Operating Strategy Innovations for Energy-Efficient Process Operation 18. Evaluating Sustainability of Process, Supply Chain, and Enterprise: A Bio-Based Industry Case Study
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Taylor & Francis Inc Urban Storm Water Management
Book SynopsisDesign Drainage and Storm Water Management Systems Efficiently Urban Storm Water Management, Second Edition covers the design, installation, and maintenance of storm water management systems, addresses the impact of urban development on runoff and infiltration, and focuses on storm water management relative to flooding and water pollution. Recognizing that urbanization increases and accelerates runoff, reduces infiltration, and deteriorates water quality, the author proposes storm water runoff as a resource that can be conserved for reuse. He suggests the reuse of storm water runoff in general, and rainwater from roofs in particular, as a cost-effective means to achieve long-term sustainability. In addition, the book explores green infrastructure as the future of storm water management, and introduces techniques that can help reduce the thermal impacts of storm water management practices. Based on the author's more than thirty years Trade Review"Very comprehensive coverage of the problems and their solutions."—Sven Erik Jørgensen, Professor Emeritus, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkTable of ContentsUrbanization Impact on Runoff. Pipe and Open Channel Flow: A Review. Hydrologic Calculations. Design of Storm Drainage Systems. Storm Water Management Regulations. Manufactured Water Treatment Devices. Structural Storm Water Management Systems. Newer Trends in Storm Water Management (Green Infrastructure). Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance of Storm Water Management Systems. Water Conservation and Reuse. Glossary. Appendix A: System International (SI). Appendix B: Unified Soil Classification System and Nominal Sizes of Coarse and Fine Aggregates.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity
Book SynopsisThis volume includes over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines numerous management strategies for dealing with drought and scarcity. These strategies include management approaches for different regions, such as coastal, urban, rural, and agricultural areas. It offers multiple strategies for monitoring, assessing, and forcasting drought through the use of remote sensing and GIS tools. It also presents drought mitigation management strategies, such as groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, conservations practices, and more.Trade Review"The effect of drought on agricultural productivity is widely recognized, but the social, political, and psychological effects of drought may be just as important, especially in a world that is moving towards greater urbanization. The papers in this book discuss the broader aspects of drought, with a view towards the future in an uncertain world."—Richard McCuen, University of Maryland, USA"The three-volume Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity, edited by Saeid Eslamian, provides a unique synthesis of the recent state of knowledge, which has been fundamental for the development strategies and methodology of achieving the sustainable future we want."—Maciej Zalewski, University of Lodz, Poland"This handbook provides a welcome addition to the literature on drought and water scarcity. Each of the 102 chapters in this three-volume handbook addresses a different issue of water resource management during periods of drought and water scarcity. Hence, a water resource manager should be able to find discussion relevant to resolution of their resource management problem. My congratulations on the production of a handbook that is a most welcome addition to the literature on this topic."— James E Ball, University of Technology Sydney, Australia"The Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity includes a wide range of topics that will be an essential addition to professionals regarding the underlying concepts and techniques behind drought occurrence, its characterization, impacts, and consequences, and planning and management aspects. A valuable handbook for libraries worldwide."—Jose D. Salas, Colorado State University, USA"This three volume set is a comprehensive treatment on this complex and important subject. It presents the definition of drought and its indices used for various sectors, the effects of a changing climate and ocean oscillations on drought, advanced methods for forecasting its progression, modeling its impacts on environmental, economic, agricultural, and social conditions, and mitigation methods and strategies, including technology, law, policy, and education."— Emery Coppola Jr., NOAH LLC, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA"This three volume set presents the most current developments in the theoretical and practical aspects of forecasting and monitoring droughts, assessing their consequences in many areas and developing optimal management strategies to lower or even avoid their negative effects in all areas of the environment, economy and our life."—Ferenc Szidarovszky, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USATable of ContentsEditorsContributors1 Drought Management: Initiatives and ObjectivesYohannes Yihdego and Saeid Eslamian2 Impacts of Drought on Social and Agricultural SystemsHussein A. Amery and Christina A. Boyes3 Capacity Building and Drought ManagementShafi Noor Islam, Sandra Reinstädtler, and Albrecht Gnauck4 Adaption to DroughtsNever Mujere and Sanjay M. Yadav5 Drought Management Strategies in Water-Stressed/Water-Scarce RegionsIsmail Kaan Tuncok and Saeid Eslamian6 Drought Management in an Urban ContextAvanish K. Panikkar7 Drought Management in Coastal AreasGiovanni Barrocu8 Drought Management for Landscape and Rural SecuritySandra Reinstädtler, Shafi Noor Islam, and Saeid Eslamian9 Drought Assessment and Management for Heat Waves MonitoringNicolas R. Dalezios and Saeid Eslamian10 Drought and Pest ManagementYohannes Yihdego11 Groundwater Management in Drought ConditionsEduardo Kruse and Saeid Eslamian12 Reservoir Operation during DroughtShahab Araghinejad, Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini-Moghari, and Saeid Eslamian13 Crisis Management Planning and Drought Management PlansSaeid Eslamian, Behnaz Khosravi, Majedeh Sayahi, and Majedeh Haeri-Hamedani14 Functional Analysis of Regional Drought ManagementRares Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir and Saeid Eslamian15 Rainfall Management for Sustainable AgricultureNever Mujere and Rajendra Kumar Isaac16 Deficit Irrigation: FarmlandsAli Zahraei, Sara Saadati, and Saeid Eslamian17 Deficit Irrigation: GreenhouseMohammad Javad Amiri, Saeid Eslamian, Mehdi Bahrami, and Neda Yousefi18 Deficit Irrigation: Optimization ModelsKaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Mohammad Shayannejad, Saeid Eslamian, Fereshteh Zamani, Nasrin Shojaei, Bahareh Navabpour, Zahra Majidifar, Amin Sadri, Zahra Ghasemi-Siani, Hossein Nourozi, Omid Vafaei, and Seyed-Mohamad-Amir Homayouni19 Drought Mitigation PracticesAdebayo Oluwole Eludoyin, Oyenike Mary Eludoyin, and Saeid Eslamian20 Social Impacts of a National Drought Policy in AustraliaTamara Sysak and Ruth Beilin21 History of Drought Management in AustraliaKathryn Reardon-Smith, Allyson Williams, Shahbaz Mushtaq, David Cobon, David McRae, and Louis Kouadio22 Politics of Drought Management and Water Control in IndiaS. Mohammed Irshad and Saeid Eslamian23 Drought Management for Horticultural Crops in IndiaRavi Patil and Saeid Eslamian24 Interbasin Transfers of Water for Southern AfricaSamir Anwar Al-Gamal25 Drought Management Planning Resources for Water Suppliers in PakistanSaifullah Khan and Saeid Eslamian26 Forest Fire Mitigation under Water ShortageLeila Sedaei, Nazila Sedaei, Jonathan Peter Cox, Nicolas R. Dalezios, and Saeid Eslamian27 Education Program for DroughtNeda Torabi Farsani, Carlos Neto de Carvalho, and Saeid Eslamian28 Policy Framework of Drought Risk MitigationGiuseppe Rossi29 Drought Law and PolicyBosun Banjoko and Saeid Eslamian30 Emergency Drought Consequence PlanSara Nazif, Hamed Tavakolifar, and Saeid Eslamian31 Coping with DroughtMohsen Mohseni Saravi, Reza Shahbazi, and Saeid Eslamian32 Integrated Water Resources Management under Water ScarcitySaeid Eslamian, Elham Mohri-Isfahani, Arash Mahdavi, Foroozan Rajaei-Rizi, Maryam Marzi-Nouhedani, Mahboubeh Ghasemi-Zanyani, Sara Dehghani, Seyedeh Zahra Hosseini-Teshnizi, Farzad Esmaeili, Nasrin Shojaei, Mohsen Ghane, and Ali Hasantabar-Amiri33 Drought and Dust ManagementAlireza Aghaei, Saeid Eslamian, Nicolas R. Dalezios, Ali Saeidi-Rizi, and Sivash Bahredar34 Drought Management: Current Challenges and Future OutlookSaeid Eslamian, Nicolas R. Dalezios, Vijay P. Singh, Jan Adamowski, Sheyda Mohammadifard, Ramin Bahmani, Somayeh Eskandari, Mehdi Zomorodian, Ata Arefeyan, Sara Dehghani, Mina Aghaesmaeili, Meysam Shahbazi, Mohammad Taghi Amoushahi, Narges Yousefi, and Arya NamdiIndex
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Taylor & Francis Inc Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity
Book SynopsisThis volume include over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines drought and all of the fundamental principles relating to drought and water scarcity. It includes coverage of the causes of drought, occurences, preparations, drought vulnerability assessments, societal implications, and more.Trade Review"The effect of drought on agricultural productivity is widely recognized, but the social, political, and psychological effects of drought may be just as important, especially in a world that is moving towards greater urbanization. The papers in this book discuss the broader aspects of drought, with a view towards the future in an uncertain world."—Richard McCuen, University of Maryland, USA"The three-volume Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity, edited by Saeid Eslamian, provides a unique synthesis of the recent state of knowledge, which has been fundamental for the development strategies and methodology of achieving the sustainable future we want."—Maciej Zalewski, University of Lodz, Poland"This handbook provides a welcome addition to the literature on drought and water scarcity. Each of the 102 chapters in this three-volume handbook addresses a different issue of water resource management during periods of drought and water scarcity. Hence, a water resource manager should be able to find discussion relevant to resolution of their resource management problem. My congratulations on the production of a handbook that is a most welcome addition to the literature on this topic."— James E Ball, University of Technology Sydney, Australia"The Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity includes a wide range of topics that will be an essential addition to professionals regarding the underlying concepts and techniques behind drought occurrence, its characterization, impacts, and consequences, and planning and management aspects. A valuable handbook for libraries worldwide."—Jose D. Salas, Colorado State University, USA"This three volume set is a comprehensive treatment on this complex and important subject. It presents the definition of drought and its indices used for various sectors, the effects of a changing climate and ocean oscillations on drought, advanced methods for forecasting its progression, modeling its impacts on environmental, economic, agricultural, and social conditions, and mitigation methods and strategies, including technology, law, policy, and education."— Emery Coppola Jr., NOAH LLC, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA"This three volume set presents the most current developments in the theoretical and practical aspects of forecasting and monitoring droughts, assessing their consequences in many areas and developing optimal management strategies to lower or even avoid their negative effects in all areas of the environment, economy and our life."—Ferenc Szidarovszky, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USATable of ContentsEditorsContributors1 Definition of DroughtNeil A. Coles and Saeid Eslamian2 Desertification and DroughtVictor R. Squires3 Meteorological Drought Indices: DefinitionsNicolas R. Dalezios, Zoltan Dunkel, and Saeid Eslamian4 Hydrological Drought: Water Surface and Duration Curve IndicesManish Kumar Goyal, Vivek Gupta, and Saeid Eslamian5 Agricultural Drought Indices: Combining Crop, Climate, and Soil FactorsNicolas R. Dalezios, Anne Gobin, Ana M. Tarquis Alfonso, and Saeid Eslamian6 Agricultural Drought: Organizational PerspectivesParvaneh TishehZan and Saeid Eslamian7 Ocean Oscillation and Drought Indices: PrinciplesOlumide D. Onafeso8 Ocean Oscillation and Drought Indices: ApplicationMohammad Hadi Bazrkar and Saeid Eslamian9 Cause and Occurrence of DroughtRumia Basu, Chander Kumar Singh, and Saeid Eslamian10 Drought Modeling MethodsJoão Filipe Santos, Inmaculada Pulido-Calvo, and Maria Manuela Portela11 Drought Modeling ExamplesJavad Bazrafshan, Somayeh Hejabi, and Saeid Eslamian12 Observational Network and Drought MonitoringBrij Bhushan13 Real-Time Drought ManagementJonathan Peter Cox, Sara Shaeri Karimi, and Saeid Eslamian14 Monitoring, Assessment, and Forecasting of Drought Using Remote Sensing and the Geographical Information SystemVaibhav Garg and Saeid Eslamian15 Regionalization of Drought PredictionManish Kumar Goyal and Ashutosh Sharma16 Drought Severity in a Changing ClimateSergio M. Vicente-Serrano, Santiago Beguería, and Jesús Julio Camarero17 Drought Early Warning and Information SystemsRichard R. Heim Jr., Michael J. Brewer, Roger S. Pulwarty, Donald A. Wilhite, Michael J. Hayes, and Mannava V.K. Sivakumar18 Drought Assessment and Risk AnalysisNicolas R. Dalezios, Ana M. Tarquis Alfonso, and Saeid Eslamian19 New Approaches for Effective Drought Risk AssessmentYildirim Kayam and Muslum Beyazgül20 Drought and Acceptable Risks for Public SystemsAvanish K. Panikkar21 Remote Sensing in Drought Quantification and AssessmentNicolas R. Dalezios, Nicos V. Spyropoulos, and Saeid Eslamian22 NASA Satellite–Based Global Precipitation Products and Services for DroughtZhong Liu, Dana Ostrenga, William Teng, Steven J. Kempler, and Bruce Vollmer23 Application of Data-Driven Models in Drought ForecastingShahab Araghinejad, Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini-Moghari, and Saeid Eslamian24 Application of Intelligent Technology in Rainfall AnalysisMehdi Vafakhah and Saeid Eslamian25 Application of the Optimization Models and Decision Support Systems in DroughtEmery A. Coppola Jr., Manuel Sapiano, Michael Schembri, and Ferenc Szidarovszky26 Copula Functions and DroughtShahrbanou Madadgar and Hamid Moradkhani27 Drought Frequency Characterization in Spain by Means of T AnalysisJavier Álvarez-Rodríguez and Luis Miguel Barranco28 Rainfall Prediction Using Time Series AnalysisMehdi Vafakhah, Hussein Akbari Majdar, and Saeid Eslamian29 Meteorological Drought Indices: Rainfall Prediction in ArgentinaMarcela H. González, Eugenia M. Garbarini, Alfredo L. Rolla, and Saeid Eslamian30 Modeling Hydrological Process by ARIMA–GARCH Time SeriesReza Hadizadeh and Saeid Eslamian31 Gradation of Drought-Prone AreaNever Mujere, Xiaohua Yang, and Saeid Eslamian32 Social Aspects of Water Scarcity and DroughtJohanna Hohenthal and Paola Minoia33 Drought Losses to Local EconomyMd Mahmudul Haque, Amir Ahmed, Ataur Rahman, and Saeid Eslamian34 Analysis of Drought Factors Affecting the EconomyBapon S.H.M. Fakhruddin and Saeid EslamianIndex
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Taylor & Francis Inc Groundwater Assessment Modeling and Management
Book Synopsis Your Guide to Effective Groundwater ManagementGroundwater Assessment, Modeling, and Management discusses a variety of groundwater problems and outlines the solutions needed to sustain surface and ground water resources on a global scale. Contributors from around the world lend their expertise and provide an international perspective on groundwater management. They address the management of groundwater resources and pollution, waste water treatment methods, and the impact of climate change on groundwater and water availability (specifically in arid and semi-arid regions such as India and Africa). Incorporating management with science and modeling, the book covers all areas of groundwater resource assessment, modeling, and management, and combines hands-on applications with relevant theory. For Water Resource Managers and Decision MakersThe book describes techniques for the assessment of grTrade Review"…The ultimate message of the book is ‘groundwater modeling’ as the core issue of management. But to be successful predictive tools the models need to be built on the foundation of sound hydrogeological information. It is a dynamic, complex process evolving through time taking into account all the factors, local and regional, influencing the groundwater regime and management strategies. This book, I am sure, will enormously benefit the hydrogeological community. Editors, M. Thangarajan and V.P.Singh should be complimented for this wonderful publication, no doubt an academic excellence."—Journal of Geological Society of India, May 2017 Issue Table of ContentsGROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND ASSESSMENT. EXPLORATION. FLOW MODELING. TRANSPORT MODELING. POLLUTION AND REMEDIATION. MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GROUNDWATER.
£209.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Handbook of Environmental Analysis
Book SynopsisThe Handbook will cover all aspects of environmental analysis and will examine the emergence of many new classes of pollutants in recent years. It will provide information on an array of topics from instrumentation, analytical techniques, and sample preparations to statistical calculations, chemical structures, and equations. It will present the tools and techniques required to measure a wide range of toxic pollutants in our environment. It will be fully revised throughout, and will add four new chapters (Microbial Analysis, Chlorophyll, Chlorine, Chloramines and Chlorine Dioxide, and Derivatization Reactions in Environmental Analysis).Table of ContentsPart 1 Analytical Techniques. Introduction. Precision and Accuracy of Analysis. Analysis of Organic Pollutants by Gas Chromatography. Analysis of Organic Pollutants by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. Extraction of Organic Pollutants and Sample Cleanup. Titrimetric Analysis. Colorimetric Analysis. Analysis of Metals by Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy. Ion-Selective Electrode Analysis. Application of High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Environmental Analysis. Ion Chromatography. Air Analysis. Application of Immunoassay Techniques in Environmental Analysis. Derivatization. Reactions in Environmental Analysis. Microbial Analysis. Part 2 Specific Classes of Substances and Aggregate Properties. Aldehydes and Ketones. Alkalinity. Bromide. Chloride. Chlorine, Chloramines, and Chlorine Dioxide. Chlorophyll. Cyanate. Cyanide, Total. Cyanide Amenable to Chlorination. Emerging Pollutants: Nonionic Surfactants – Alkylphenols and Ethoxylates. Emerging Pollutants: Organophosphorus Flame Retardants and Plasticizers. Emerging Pollutants: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products. Emerging Pollutants: Steroids and Hormones. Fluoride. Haloacetic Acids. Halogenated Hydrocarbons. Hardness. Herbicides: Chlorophenoxy Acid. Herbicides: Glyphosate. Hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons, Polynuclear Aromatic. Nitrogen, Ammonia. Nitrogen.
£175.75
Taylor & Francis Inc Contaminated Sediments in Freshwater Systems
Book SynopsisAssessment of freshwater sediments can determine whether chemical concentrations are sufficient to cause adverse effects on aquatic organisms or organisms higher in the food chain, including humans. This book presents methods for assessing sediments and includes an integration of physical, chemical, and biological information. It examines the elements of quality assurance and control programs, considerations for the conduct of field surveys, screening-level analyses, chemical analyses, toxicity tests for assessing biological impacts, assessments of benthic invertebrate community structure, surveys of fish tumors and abnormalities, and data presentation and interpretation techniques.Trade Review"Contaminated Sediments in Freshwater Systems is a book that fills an important gap in the contaminated sediment assessment literature, as previously information on various aspects of sediment sampling and the physical, biological, and chemical damage assessment of contaminated sediments were typically presented in guidance manuals published by various state and federal agencies. This is an excellent book for those who would like to develop a general understanding of the previously mentioned topics, and of what contaminated sediments are and how they are formed in freshwater systems, without going into much technical detail." — Emese Hadnagy, University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA"This text is quite readable and is written in an interesting style. I really like the inclusion of sediment and sediment porewater sampling approaches. This is something that is unique to the field of contaminated sediments, so deserves (and here receives) special treatment. The book chapters do intrigue me and it does seem like a good book to have on the shelf." — Kevin Gardner, University of New Hampshire, USA"Contaminated Sediments in Freshwater Systems brings a new and reflective approach to looking at the topic. It combines an easy-to-read conversational style with a highly descriptive and novel-like opening chapter to draw the reader in. Thereafter, technical and scientific aspects of sediment formation, sampling and analysis and how to evaluate contamination are given a clear and concise treatment that will suit students and professionals alike. The text is thorough in coverage and includes several highly relevant (but mainly U.S.) examples of sediment contamination in freshwater systems." — Rob Mortimer, Nottingham Trent University, United KingdomTable of ContentsPreface. List of Acronyms. Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sediments. Introduction. Ecosystem-Based Sediment Quality Assessment and Management. Sediment Quality Issues and Concerns. Ecosystem and Sediment Management. Metrics for Assessing the Effects of Contaminated Sediments. Sediment Quality Investigations. Assessing and Managing Sediment Quality Conditions. Preliminary Site Investigation. Detailed Site Investigation. Sampling and Analysis Plans. Results of Sediment Quality Investigations. Whole-Sediment and Pore-Water Chemistry. Whole-Sediment and Pore-Water Toxicity Testing. Benthic Invertebrates. Bioaccumulation Assessment. Fish Health Assessment. Integrated Indicators of Sediment Quality. Glossary. Index.
£166.25
Nova Science Publishers Inc Arsenic Removal From Drinking Water
Book SynopsisArsenic is a widely distributed, naturally occurring element in the Earth''s crust and is present in trace amounts in all living organisms. Higher levels of arsenic tend to be found more frequently in ground water than in surface water. Because small water systems typically rely on wells for drinking water, while the largest systems typically rely on surface-water sources, arsenic tends to occur in higher levels more often in water used by small communities. In the United States, the average level measured in ground-water samples is less than or equal to 1 part per billion; however, higher levels are not uncommon. Compared to the rest of the United States, Western states have more water systems with levels exceeding 10 ppb, and levels exceed 50 ppb in some locations. Parts of the Midwest and New England also have some water systems with arsenic levels exceeding 10 ppb, but most systems have lower levels. EPA projects that 5.5% of water systems, serving 11 million people, are likely to exceed the 10 ppb level. Sources of arsenic in water include natural sources, and releases from its use as a wood preservative, in semi-conductors and paints, and from agriculture and mining. A question of ongoing scientific debate concerned whether significant adverse health effects occur from ingesting arsenic at very low levels. This book reviews EPA efforts to develop a new arsenic rule and summarises key provisions and subsequent events. Included are different ways of actually removing the arsenic and maintaining the healthy level that is required by the EPA.
£63.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Water Pollution: New Research
Book SynopsisPollution is undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities so that the environment becomes harmful or unfit for living things; especially applicable to the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances. In addition to the harm, either present or future and known or unknown, to living beings, pollution cleanup and surveillance are enormous financial drains of the economies of the world. This book gathers leading research from throughout the world dealing with water pollution.
£155.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Planning & Managing of Water Resources
Book SynopsisFor over a century, the federal government has constructed water resource projects for a variety of purposes, including flood control, navigation, power generation, and irrigation. While most municipal and industrial water supplies have been built by non-federal entities, most of the large, federal water supply projects in the West, including Hoover and Grand Coulee dams, were constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior) to provide water for irrigation. Growing populations and changing values have increased demands on water supplies and river systems, resulting in water use and management conflicts throughout the country, particularly in the West, where the population is expected to increase 30% in the next 20-25 years. In many western states, agricultural needs are often in direct conflict with urban needs, as well as with water demand for threatened and endangered species, recreation, and scenic enjoyment. Debate over western water resources revolves around the issue of how best to plan for and manage the use of this renewable, yet sometimes scarce and increasingly sought after, resource. Some observers advocate enhancing water supplies, for example, by building new storage or diversion projects, expanding old ones, or funding water reclamation and reuse facilities. Others emphasise the need to manage existing supplies more efficiently through conservation, revision of policies that encourage inefficient use of water, and establishment of market mechanisms to allocate water. Recent proposals to expand the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) a major transportation route for products moving to and from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin have met with significant controversy. Some of this controversy centres on the cumulative environmental effects of the current navigation system and the proposed expansion. The Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS), which includes the navigation channel and surrounding floodplain supports an unusually large number of species for a temperate river. The UMR-IWW navigation system alters UMRS habitat and contributes to a decline in the abundance of some species. For example, locks, dams, and other channel structures inhibit the movement of fish between and within river segments; fill side channels, backwaters, and wetlands with sediment; and suppress plant growth by reducing water clarity.
£43.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Safe Drinking Water Act & its Interpretation
Book SynopsisKey drinking water issues include problems caused by specific contaminants, such as the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), perchlorate, and lead, as well as the related issue of the appropriate federal role in providing financial assistance for water infrastructure projects. Congress last reauthorised the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1996, and although funding authority for most SDWA programs expired in FY2003, broad reauthorization efforts are not expected as EPA, states, and water utilities remain busy implementing the requirements of the 1996 amendments. Concerns about perchlorate in drinking water also have returned to the congressional agenda, after the past Congress enacted several provisions on this issue. H.R. 213 has been introduced to require EPA to set a drinking water standard for perchlorate in 2007, and a January 2005 National Academy of Sciences report on the health effects of perchlorate has increased oversight interest in perchlorate regulatory activities at EPA. Concerns over the security of the nation''s drinking water supplies were addressed by the 107th Congress through the Bioterrorism Preparedness Act (P.L. 107-188), which amended SDWA to require community water systems to conduct vulnerability assessments and prepare emergency response plans. Subsequent congressional action has involved oversight and funding of water security assessment and planning efforts and research. An ongoing SDWA issue involves the growing cost and complexity of drinking water standards and the ability of water systems, especially small, rural systems, to comply with standards. The issue of the cost of drinking water standards, particularly the new arsenic standard, has merged with the larger debate over the federal role in assisting communities with financing drinking water infrastructure - an issue that has become more challenging in a time of tightened budgets. Congress authorized a drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) program in 1996 to help communities finance projects needed to meet standards. For FY2005, Congress provided $843 million for the DWSRF program, and the President has requested $850 million for FY2006. Notwithstanding this program, studies show that a large funding gap exists and will grow as SDWA requirements increase and infrastructure ages.
£43.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Coastal Groundwater System Changes in Response to
Book SynopsisMost large urban centres lie in coastal regions, which are home to about 25% of the world''s population. The current coastal urban population of 200 million is projected to almost double in the next 20 to 30 years. This expanding human presence has dramatically changed the coastal natural environment. To meet the growing demand for more housing and other land uses, land has been reclaimed from the sea in coastal areas in many countries, including China, Britain, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States. Coastal areas are often the ultimate discharge zones of regional ground water flow systems. The direct impact of land reclamation on coastal engineering, environment and marine ecology is well recognised and widely studied. However, it has not been well recognised that reclamation may change the regional groundwater regime, including groundwater level, interface between seawater and fresh groundwater, and submarine groundwater discharge to the coast. This book first reviews the state of the art of the recent studies on the impact of coastal land reclamation on ground water level and the seawater interface. Steady-state analytical solutions based on Dupuit and Ghyben-Herzberg assumptions have been derived to describe the modification of water level and movement of the interface between fresh groundwater and saltwater in coastal hillside or island situations. These solutions show that land reclamation increases water level in the original aquifer and pushes the saltwater interface to move towards the sea. In the island situation, the water divide moves towards the reclaimed side, and ground water discharge to the sea on both sides of the island increases. After reclamation, the water resource is increased because both recharge and the size of aquifer are increased. This book then derives new analytical solutions to estimate groundwater travel time before and after reclamation. Hypothetical examples are used to examine the changes of groundwater travel time in response to land reclamation. After reclamation, groundwater flow in the original aquifer tends to be slower and the travel time of the groundwater from any position in the original aquifer to the sea becomes longer for the situation of coastal hillside. For the situation of an island, the water will flow faster on the unreclaimed side, but more slowly on the reclaimed side. The impact of reclamation on groundwater travel time on the reclaimed side is much more significant than that on the unreclaimed side. The degree of the modifications of the groundwater travel time mainly depends on the scale of land reclamation and the hydraulic conductivity of the fill materials.
£39.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Drinking Water & Water Management: New Research
Book SynopsisWater is an essential natural resource for life. Nowadays, water contamination is a common issue due to a variety of sources but mainly of anthropogenic origin, such as urban and industrial wastes. Methods for evaluating water availability and reliability in supplying needs for agricultural, municipal, and industrial water use, environmental flows, electric energy generation, and reservoir storage are described in this book. This book also discusses chemical threats in drinking water; removal of radioactivity from drinking water; and irrigation agriculture.
£196.49
