Browsing by Subject "Water quality management"

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    • Application of nanofiltration for acidic waters containing rare earth elements: Influence of transition elements, acidity and membrane stability 

      López Rodríguez, Julio; Reig i Amat, Mònica; Gibert Agulló, Oriol; Torres Sánchez, Ester; Ayora Ibañez, Carlos; Cortina Pallás, José Luis (2018-03-15)
      Article
      Open Access
      © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Acid mine drainage (AMD) is considered the main environmental problem in mining operation due to its acidity, metal content (Fe, Al, Zn, Cu) and onerous associated treatment cost. However, the presence ...

    • Avaluació de l'estat de l’aigua a Vedanthangal i proposta de tractament adequada per assegurar l'aprovisionament d'aigua potable a la població de la zona 

      Martín de Nicolás Agut, Sílvia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2008-02)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      El present projecte neix del treball realitzat a Vedanthangal, a l’estat de Tamil Nadu (Índia), en col·laboració amb l’ONG Fundació Laia Mendoza (FLM) i amb el finançament del Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament ...

    • Decisions on urban water systems: some support 

      Poch Espallargas, Manel; Cortés García, Claudio Ulises; Comas Matas, Joaquim; Rodríguez Roda, Ignasi; Sànchez-Marrè, Miquel (Universitat de Girona (UdG). Servei de Publicacions, 2012-09-01)
      Book
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      “Water is a scarce resource and its management has to be as effective as possible”. Most of us would certainly agree with this fine sounding phrase. But developing it and putting it into practice is not easy. Firstly, ...

    • Estudi i disseny d'una eina de calibració en línia del model de decaïment de clor en una xarxa de distribució d'aigua 

      Valsells Niubó, Bernat (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-11)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      En aquest estudi aconseguim desenvolupar 3 algoritmes diferents per determinar la constant de decaïment del clor. Primerament generem uns escenaris en simulació sobre un model real. A continuació, provem aquests algoritmes ...

    • Impacto de la crioconcentración en la recuperación de fósforo de las aguas de drenaje agrícola 

      Mendoza Barboza, Jose Carlos (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-10-01)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Cryoconcentration is a technique used to concentrate fluids by removing water through ice formation. In this work, the techniques of progressive stirred cryoconcentration (PFC) and block cryoconcentration assisted by ...

    • Introducing hygiene elements into sanitation monitoring 

      Craven, Joanne; Giné Garriga, Ricard; Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro; Pérez Foguet, Agustí (2013)
      Conference lecture
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      With the 2015 Millenium Development Goal deadline approaching, discussion has turned to how to improve monitoring strategies post-2015. Key aims are to find ways to include hygiene behaviour in sanitation monitoring, ...

    • Projecte de desenvolupament d’un sistema IoT de baix cost per al control intel·ligent de la qualitat de l’aigua de reg 

      Griera Álvarez, Joan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-10)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      En aquest projecte es vol desenvolupar un sistema de reg intel·ligent, que funciona amb tecnologia de baix cost (IoT), per tal de controlar la qualitat de l’aigua de reg així com el seu subministrament per a hivernacles. ...

    • Studiy of a sensor array for experimental ambient conditions monitoring 

      Fernández Prat, Manel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Although they normally go together, the world of environmental monitoring and water monitoring often go their separate ways. There are sensor arrays that do one of two things, but the options are greatly reduced if we talk ...

    • Supporting decision making in urban wastewater systems using a knowledge-based approach 

      Aulinas, Montse; Nieves Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Cortés García, Claudio Ulises; Poch, Manel (Elsevier, 2011-05-01)
      Article
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      The use of knowledge-based systems has been shown to be a suitable approach to support decision making in environmental systems. Capturing and managing the huge quantity of data/information that has to be considered is an ...

    • The issue of the design effect in water, sanitation and hygiene studies 

      Giné Garriga, Ricard; Jiménez Fernández de Palencia, Alejandro; Pérez Foguet, Agustí (2013)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
      Delivering water, sanitation and hygiene services in an uncertain environment Cluster sampling is commonly used in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) surveys, as in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey developed by the ...

    • Using situation calculus for normative agents in urban wastewater systems 

      Nieves Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Garcia Gasulla, Dario; Aulinas, Montse; Cortés García, Claudio Ulises (Springer Verlag, 2010-04-26)
      Conference report
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      Water quality management policies on a river basin scale are of special importance in order to prevent and/or reduce pollution of several human sources into the environment. Industrial effluents represent a priority issue ...