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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Water--Waste"”.
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Water waste - its cause, detection and prevention
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1890.
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Water waste in cities and means of prevention
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1908.
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Characterization of gas phase adsorption capacity of untreated and chemically treated activated carbon cloths
… long been used to effectively treat drinking water, waste water, and industrial gas streams. Undesired contaminants are removed by adsorption onto activated carbon. While activated carbon has been used extensively in industrial applications, little research has been performed to evaluate using …
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Physicochemical and biological treatability study of textile dye wastewater
The textile industry discharges a highly colored wastewater characterized by high organic levels. Industrial wastewater with these characteristics can be harmful to receiving streams and municipal plants, and must be treated prior to discharge. In this project, a yam dyeing facility was studied …
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Lowering the cost of solar-powered drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers through systems-level modeling, optimization, and field testing
… farmer, drip irrigation has been shown to reduce water waste and increase yields more than other irrigation methods, two benefits that could impact the livelihood of smallholder farmers, who manage 475 million farms worldwide. Previous work has been conducted to lower the cost of these systems …
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The relationship between environmental management practices and financial performance of Ghanaian SMEs.
… management practices (EMPs) (energy efficiency, water, waste, material, pollution and biodiversity management) on financial performance (FP) of Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The study also has two subsidiary objectives as follows: (1) To examine the nature and extent of EMPs …
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A global sensitivity analysis of solar virus inactivation modeling
Waterborne pathogens related to the lack of safe drinking water and surface water contamination pose a substantial threat to human health. Sunlight-mediated inactivation of waterborne pathogens has been widely studied in natural surface waters, and it has been leveraged as a low-cost approach to …
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A Decision Support System for Quantifying Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises
… tool converts operational inputs such as energy, water, waste, safety and financial data to standardised performance indicators, normalises them to common scales, and aggregates them into composite sustainability scores for interpretation. A key feature of the system is its ability to visualise …
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Development of chitosan biopolymer films by fungal fermentation of waste substrates
Submitted in fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Applied Science in Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Characterization of Biogas from Anaerobically Digested Dairy Waste for Energy Use
… is faced with the critical issue of agricultural waste management. The environmental impacts and high long-term costs of poor waste disposal have pushed the industry to realize the potential of turning this problem into an economic and sustainable initiative. The anaerobic digestion of dairy …
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The Urban Oasis - [RE]-Generating Centurion Lake Through Resource Exchanges
… namely; plastic debris, silt/sediments, and water. Waste is therefore rather viewed as a resource and is processed and formed into a viable product for monitory gain. Plastic debris is processed and formed into plastic furniture, sold and distributed over the land. This process is much more …
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Uji kemampuan Scenedesmus sp dalam mendegradasi polutan limbah cair tapioka
… Indonesia like tapioca factory makes the bigger water contamination potential caused by the factory liquid waste. It is due to the tapioca liquid waste still has high organic substance such as carbohydrate, protein, fat, and dangerous inorganic compound like CN, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, BOD, …
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A critical analysis of the effectiveness of the United Kingdom soil protection legislation from an ecosystem services perspective.
… Union (EU) in areas, such as agriculture, water, waste, chemicals, and prevention of industrial pollution indirectly contribute to soil protection, the focus of these policies is not soil. Therefore, these policies cannot guarantee a satisfactory level of soil protection. Moreover, while …
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Detection and Localization of Pressure Transients in Water Distribution Systems
Water distribution systems are critical to urban water supply, but as they age they become increasingly vulnerable to bursts and leaks, leading to significant economic, social, and environmental consequences. The complexity and inaccessibility of underground pipelines present substantial challenges …
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Optimization of extraction techniques for the isolation and pre-concentration of pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments
Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Applied Science: Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, 2021.