An Architecture for Referencing Hydrologic Concepts in Distributed Systems
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
Water resource management involves multi-disciplinary and often cross-jurisdictional information exchange. Hence, interoperability of the information and communication (ICT) systems involved is a key requirement. Syntactic interoperability can be achieved by agreeing on communication protocols and information model standards such as those defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), particularly those within the Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) framework. However, agreement on syntactic level is not sufficient. There is also a need to aim at interoperability on a semantic level, where data may be exchanged and integrated based on agreed upon meanings of specified concepts. In order to effectively exchange hydrologic information, a range of references must be commonly understood by data provider and receiver. Hydrologic concepts commonly referenced are varied, from natural features, management units, monitoring locations, physical properties, sensor types, measurement procedures and instruments and ancillary metadata.
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
Water resource management involves multi-disciplinary and often cross-jurisdictional information exchange. Hence, interoperability of the information and communication (ICT) systems involved is a key requirement. Syntactic interoperability can be achieved by agreeing on communication protocols and information model standards such as those defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), particularly those within the Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) framework. However, agreement on syntactic level is not sufficient. There is also a need to aim at interoperability on a semantic level, where data may be exchanged and integrated based on agreed upon meanings of specified concepts. In order to effectively exchange hydrologic information, a range of references must be commonly understood by data provider and receiver. Hydrologic concepts commonly referenced are varied, from natural features, management units, monitoring locations, physical properties, sensor types, measurement procedures and instruments and ancillary metadata.
WHYMAP â The New Global Map of River and Groundwater Basins
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
A new map of âRiver and Groundwater Basins of the Worldâ has been prepared to help water resource policy makers and planners visualise, at the broad scale and in general terms, the potential interaction between surface water systems and the underlying groundwater resources for their conjunctive uses. It aims to promote the fact that groundwater has to play an equal part in the management of water resources, since aquifers are a major source for drinking water-supply, agricultural irrigation and industrial production, and are vital for sustaining the natural environment.
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
A new map of âRiver and Groundwater Basins of the Worldâ has been prepared to help water resource policy makers and planners visualise, at the broad scale and in general terms, the potential interaction between surface water systems and the underlying groundwater resources for their conjunctive uses. It aims to promote the fact that groundwater has to play an equal part in the management of water resources, since aquifers are a major source for drinking water-supply, agricultural irrigation and industrial production, and are vital for sustaining the natural environment.
Urban Vulnerability in Lowland Areas
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
BelĂ©m is the capital of the Brazilian Federal State ParĂĄ. It is located in the Amazonas river delta estuary at the mouth of GuamĂĄ River close to the GuajarĂĄ Bay. Geomorphologically, it is an alluvial plain less than four meters above sea level, suffering the effects of tides and creating difficulties to the urban drainage. Traditionally the occupation process took place in low areas close to the river and therefore highly vulnerable to floods, so called âribeirinhaâ, the typical small village structure close to rivers in the Amazonas region. This work is aimed to analyze the urban structure of BelĂ©m in order to propose flood control and mitigation strategies.
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
BelĂ©m is the capital of the Brazilian Federal State ParĂĄ. It is located in the Amazonas river delta estuary at the mouth of GuamĂĄ River close to the GuajarĂĄ Bay. Geomorphologically, it is an alluvial plain less than four meters above sea level, suffering the effects of tides and creating difficulties to the urban drainage. Traditionally the occupation process took place in low areas close to the river and therefore highly vulnerable to floods, so called âribeirinhaâ, the typical small village structure close to rivers in the Amazonas region. This work is aimed to analyze the urban structure of BelĂ©m in order to propose flood control and mitigation strategies.
Overview of Material and Energy Flows in German Wastewater Infrastructures
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
Today, Germany is moving to more sustainable energy systems. This challenges also the wastewater sector to improve energy balances of infrastructures. Besides energy efficiency, also reuse of resources from wastewater offers large energy potentials. While Germany represents a best practice example for wastewater management within the technical paradigm, there are large opportunities for energetic reuse of wastewater resources, which are not yet fully exploited. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of material and energy flows in wastewater infrastructures in Germany today, and to present two eco-innovations for improved energy balances. Making full use of synergies between energy and (waste)water infrastructures is an important feature of sustainable cities of tomorrow.
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
Today, Germany is moving to more sustainable energy systems. This challenges also the wastewater sector to improve energy balances of infrastructures. Besides energy efficiency, also reuse of resources from wastewater offers large energy potentials. While Germany represents a best practice example for wastewater management within the technical paradigm, there are large opportunities for energetic reuse of wastewater resources, which are not yet fully exploited. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of material and energy flows in wastewater infrastructures in Germany today, and to present two eco-innovations for improved energy balances. Making full use of synergies between energy and (waste)water infrastructures is an important feature of sustainable cities of tomorrow.
Bathing Waters in Cities â The Vision of Joining Social Wants of Today with
Ecological Needs of Tomorrow
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
Water is a fundamental and renewable resource that cannot get lost due to the natural water cycle. Despite this, it is a scarce resource in some regions and in many cases water is polluted more and faster than it can purify itself. The following paper plays with a scenario about water in urban areas to achieve a win-win situation for the environment as well as for anthropogenic demands. This idea is assessed by means of the Integrative Sustainability Concept of the German Helmholtz Association (ISCGH). The case of Santiago de Chile serves as an imagination of the nexus between todayâs social wants and ecological needs of tomorrow under the framework conditions of a threshold country.
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (9/2012)
Water is a fundamental and renewable resource that cannot get lost due to the natural water cycle. Despite this, it is a scarce resource in some regions and in many cases water is polluted more and faster than it can purify itself. The following paper plays with a scenario about water in urban areas to achieve a win-win situation for the environment as well as for anthropogenic demands. This idea is assessed by means of the Integrative Sustainability Concept of the German Helmholtz Association (ISCGH). The case of Santiago de Chile serves as an imagination of the nexus between todayâs social wants and ecological needs of tomorrow under the framework conditions of a threshold country.
Photodegradation of Nonylphenol in Water under Both Natural and Simulated Sunlight
© PSP - Parlar Scientific Publications (12/2010)
The photodegradation of nonylphenol (NP) was investigated in ultra-pure water under natural and simulated sunlight separately, and both of them followed pseudofirst- order kinetics. The rate constants and half-lives were 2.25Ă10â2 hâ1 and 30.8 h under solar irradiation, and 1.68Ă10â2 hâ1 and 41.3 h under simulated sunlight, respectively.
© PSP - Parlar Scientific Publications (12/2010)
The photodegradation of nonylphenol (NP) was investigated in ultra-pure water under natural and simulated sunlight separately, and both of them followed pseudofirst- order kinetics. The rate constants and half-lives were 2.25Ă10â2 hâ1 and 30.8 h under solar irradiation, and 1.68Ă10â2 hâ1 and 41.3 h under simulated sunlight, respectively.
Petroleum Coke Fly Ash Use for Heavy Metals Removal from Acid Wastewaters
© Lehrstuhl fĂŒr Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der MontanuniversitĂ€t Leoben (11/2010)
This work is focused on the characterizationof a Chilean petroleum coke fly ash (PCFA) from circulated fluidized bed combustion (CFCB), and its potential use in Cu2+ and Pb2+ removal from acid wastewaters (pH 4). CFBC-PCFA presents a high Ca and SO3 content, being anhydrite the major crystalline mineral phase. Regarding to their environmental characterization, despite of its high Ni and V content, leaching tests allowed concluding that CFBC-PCFA is a non-hazardous residue. Heavy metals removal tests indicate that CFBC-PCFA is able to remove Cu2+ and Pb2+ mainly due to a precipitation process, at high liquid to solid ratios. According to these results, CFBC-PCFA may be used to remove heavy metals and neutralize acid wastewaters, suggesting a possible replacement of pure and costly alkaline materials.
© Lehrstuhl fĂŒr Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der MontanuniversitĂ€t Leoben (11/2010)
This work is focused on the characterizationof a Chilean petroleum coke fly ash (PCFA) from circulated fluidized bed combustion (CFCB), and its potential use in Cu2+ and Pb2+ removal from acid wastewaters (pH 4). CFBC-PCFA presents a high Ca and SO3 content, being anhydrite the major crystalline mineral phase. Regarding to their environmental characterization, despite of its high Ni and V content, leaching tests allowed concluding that CFBC-PCFA is a non-hazardous residue. Heavy metals removal tests indicate that CFBC-PCFA is able to remove Cu2+ and Pb2+ mainly due to a precipitation process, at high liquid to solid ratios. According to these results, CFBC-PCFA may be used to remove heavy metals and neutralize acid wastewaters, suggesting a possible replacement of pure and costly alkaline materials.
SUSAN - Sustainable and Safe Re-use of Municipal Sewage Sludge for Nutrient Recovery
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (8/2010)
Large scale considerations of the thermo-chemical heavy metal removal from sewage sludge for the safe recycle of Phosphorus
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (8/2010)
Large scale considerations of the thermo-chemical heavy metal removal from sewage sludge for the safe recycle of Phosphorus
Biofilms on aged Materials in Household Installation Systems
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (8/2010)
The causes of contamination originate in the water itself and on materials in contact with water. Drinking water is not sterile and does not have to be. Water treatment plantsâ strategy consists in removing the nutrients that bacteria feed on to produce âbiostableâ drinking water. This allows in many cases chlorination to be avoided. But it is known that even biologically stable drinking water with very low nutrient content still contains micro-organisms. These micro-organisms can multiply themselves if they encounter nutrients.
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (8/2010)
The causes of contamination originate in the water itself and on materials in contact with water. Drinking water is not sterile and does not have to be. Water treatment plantsâ strategy consists in removing the nutrients that bacteria feed on to produce âbiostableâ drinking water. This allows in many cases chlorination to be avoided. But it is known that even biologically stable drinking water with very low nutrient content still contains micro-organisms. These micro-organisms can multiply themselves if they encounter nutrients.
ZemdrainÂź Formwork Liners in Wastewater Treatment Plants
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (8/2010)
Experts report on the performance of cast reinforced concrete surfaces after ten years of operation
© Vulkan-Verlag GmbH (8/2010)
Experts report on the performance of cast reinforced concrete surfaces after ten years of operation
