DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AND RUNOFF TO THE BALTIC SEA DURING THE PAST MILLENNIUM
The present study used results from a ‘paleosimulation’ covering the Baltic Sea basin and the surrounding areas to investigate chaotic properties of temperature, precipitation, and runoff. Three periods between years 1000 and 1929 (1000–1199, 1551–1749, and 1751–1929), representing a warm, a cool, and an intermediate climate episode, respectively, were studied. Time series of annual temperature, […]
SITUATION ANALYSIS OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF AMRITSAR CITY, INDIA / Analys av vattendistributionsystemet i Amritsar, Indien
The city of Amritsar today is facing the scarcity of water resources due to change in urbanization and other external externalities. Drinking water supply of city is entirely dependant on ground water resources, and the latter has been increasingly exploited at a rate that exceeds its natural replenishment. Besides this, major portion of water is […]
KRISBEREDSKAP I ETT FÖRÄNDRAT KLIMAT – ÄNDRAT PERSPEKTIV FÖR ATT MÖTA DET OKÄNDA / Crisis preparedness in a changing climate – new approach in order to meet the unknown
Contemporary Swedish crisis management system have developed since the 1960s and during this time focus have changed from handling military threats and security of supply, to unpredictable and transboundary crisis. Local governments, responsible for much of the services to the citizens, have to handle the far reaching effect of climate change. At the same time […]
THE EFFECT OF LAND USE ON SOIL INFILTRATION RATE IN A HEAVY CLAY SOIL IN EGYPT / Effekten av landanvändning på infiltrationshastighet i egyptiska lerjordar
Double ring infiltrometers are usually used by engineers, agronomists, and other professionals to estimate the infiltration rate of different soil types. Measurement of surface infiltration rate is necessary for many purposes (describing the soil permeability). In this study, the effect of land use in heavy clayey soil on soil infiltration rate was investigated using double […]
TESTING THE POWER LAW ON URBAN WATER AND WASTEWATER PIPELINE NETWORKS / Å teste hypotesen om at ”Power Law” kan knyttes til ledningsnettverk for vann- og avløpssystemer i byer
Active research has been going on to observe and validate the Power Law in physics, computer science, economics, linguistics, sociology, geophysics etc. This paper sets out to test the hypothesis that the Power Law is a feature of water and wastewater pipeline networks in cities. Databases from 30 different municipalities in Norway serve as the […]
Kväverening utan kolkälla / Nitrogen removal without an organic carbon source
Many waste water treatment plants in Sweden needs to improve the nitrogen removal in the coming years in order to fulfill stringent regulatory requirements with respect to nitrogen in the final effluent from today’s level of 15–20 mg/l to 8–10 mg/l. At waste water treatment plants having anaerobic digesters, the nitrogen content in the reject […]
MAPPING OF NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS USING TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY / Kartering av icke vattenlösliga vätskor med tidsdomän reflektometri
A two-dimensional multi-fluid flow experiment was performed in a container (45 cm x 54 cm x 20 cm) filled with fine sandy soil. A dye stained light nonaqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) was applied in four releases over a rectangular area of 5 x 20 cm at the center of the soil surface. The releases varied […]
Evaluation of using grey water as an alternative irrigation source in Jordan Utvärdering av användandet av gråvatten som en alternativ vattenresurs till bevattning i Jordanien
One option for coping with wasteful uses of fresh water in landscape irrigation is to use the treated greywater (GW). In the present study, an evaluation of a simple treatment system for reusing GW to irrigate green areas, trees, and ornamentals all over the campus in Tafila Technical University (TTU), Jordan, is presented. After 12 […]
POTENTIAL WATER SAVING FROM RAINWATER HARVESTING IN SYRIA / Potentiell vattenbesparing genom insamling av regnvatten i Syrien
Syria, as well as many other countries in the Middle East, faces serious water shortage problems. Available water per capita (AWPC) will dramatically decrease due to climate change, population increase, and water needed for economic growth. Rainwater harvesting can play an important role in increasing available water in Syria. However, the absence of rainwater sewer […]