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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Municipal engineering"”.
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The derivation of a set of rates that can be used to determine the operation and maintenance cost of municipal engineering services in residential areas in the Western Cape
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-130).
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INFLUENCE OF ADSORPTION AND OXYGEN LIMITED BIODEGRADATION ON THE TRANSPORT AND FATE OF A CREOSOTE PLUME: FIELD METHODS AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES (HYDROCARBON, GROUNDWATER, MODELING, TRACER TEST)
Field monitoring at the United Creosoting Company (UCC) site in Conroe, TX has shown that the shallow aquifer has become contaminated by leakage from two unlined ponds. A plume of hydrocarbon contaminated ground water is present and is contained within a large plume of elevated chloride …
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Nitrification and denitrification in the activated sludge process
The characteristics of the single-sludge nitrification-denitrification process were investigated using influent organics as the carbon source and nitrate as an electron acceptor to see if any oxygen savings could be obtained. The key research tools used were mathematical modeling, computer …
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Safety and health practice among workers in municipal solid waste management in Sarawak
… health thru improvement of contract in between Municipal Council (local authority) and Concessionaires Company hopefully can bring awareness to related parties. The research is conducted to study the issues in safety and health practice among solid waste management workers, and to increase …
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The use of engineering ethics for the betterment of service delivery : the case of Ingquza Hill and Elundini local municipalities
… requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics at the Durban University of Technology, 2022.
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The reduction of bromate in drinking water by activated carbon
The reduction of bromate at trace concentrations in drinking water has been studied. Both granular activated carbon and powdered activated carbon have been used to reduce bromate. Solution characteristics which influenced the reduction of bromate during this study include solution pH, initial …
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Analysis and control of voltage dynamics in electric power systems
This research involves the study of the voltage dynamics of power systems subject to large disturbances. The thesis is divided into two parts: analysis and control of voltage dynamics. In the analysis section, the interaction of machines dynamics with the dynamics of decentralized load voltage …
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Advanced aerobic digestion to optimize pathogen reduction: Staged pre-treatment in aerobic digestion
Land application of biosolids is a desirable solution for smaller communities that utilize aerobic digestion. However, traditional aerobic digestion produces Class B biosolids at best which raises public concern regarding the fate of pathogens following land application. The main goal of this work …
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Development of Source and Treated Water Quality Indicators for drinking water in Canada from conceptual design to methodological development
In September 2005, Health Canada took on the development of a Source Water Quality Indicator for Canada. The main objective was to develop a methodology by which source water quality could be linked to public health, the environment, society, and economy; and measured, tracked, and reported in the …
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Electrochemical and thermochemical destruction of chlorinated solvents
In this work, an electrochemical method was developed to destroy liquid chlorinated solvents, and a thermochemical technique was invented to reduce gas-phase chlorinated solvents to hydrocarbons. The developed electrochemical method belongs to the most potential technique for wastewater …