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Mediterranean species for hedges in solar photovoltaic farms: A four-year study.
E2KW 2013
In an effort to reduce the environmental impact on the landscape caused by the installation of photovoltaic farms, Spanish legislation requires the establishment of a hedge on the perimeter of each plot. The objective of the work described here was to increase our knowledge of the hedge species that...
Prediction of adsorption efficiency for the removal malachite green and acid blue 161 dyes by marble sludge dust using ANN
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In the present study, batch adsorption studies were performed for the removal of malachite green and acid blue 161 dyes from aqueous solutions by varying parameters such as contact time, waste marble dust amount, initial dye concentration and temperature. The equilibrium adsorption data were...
Electrochemical desalination of nacl solutions by electrosorption on nano-porous carbon aerogel electrodes
General
The objective of this study is to elucidate the efficiency of electrosorption on desalination of aqueous NaClsolution using nano-structured carbon aerogel electrodes. The experiments were performed in an electrosorption cell consisting of a pair of carbon aerogel sheets separated by a 0.5cm spacer...
The effect of humic acids on the removal of atrazine from water in a continuous photocatalytic membrane reactor
Advanced Oxidation Processes
This paper examines the effect of humic acids (HA) and other solution constituents (Ca 2+, Mg 2+, Na +), frequently encountered in potable water sources, on the removal of a well-known herbicide, atrazine (ATR), by a laboratory-scale pilot Photocatalytic Membrane Reactor (PMR) system. Experimental...
The influence of single and combined effects of Zn, Cu and temperature on microbial growth
Water Quality
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the single and joint effect of zinc and copper to the growth pattern of the metal tolerant species of Arthrobacter sp. JM018. The results showed that, both, Zn and Cu at concentrations between 1 to 10 μM stimulated the growth of the above...
Sensitivity analysis of Penman evaporation method
Hydrology and water resources
In this paper the influence of key meteorological variables in Penman evaporation method was explored. Monthly data over a 16-years period (1993-2008)were used from Thissio-Athens meteorological station. The climatic parameters of surface air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and sunshine...
A novel approach to fault detection and diagnosis on wind turbines
E2KW 2013
The structure of the wind turbines nowadays is a critical element due to their importance from the reliability, availability, safety, and cost points of view. This is more relevant when the offshore wind turbine is considered. This paper introduces a novel design of a Fault Detection and Diagnosis...
Electric vehicles and traffic related pollution reduction: a simulation model for Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Air Quality
This paper analyzes the potential contribution of electric vehicles in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction over the next decade following a simulation procedure. Emissions were assessed through a stepwise methodological approach at the transportation link level in the Hamilton Census...
Bayesian model of urban water safety management
Water Resources Management
Water supply system is a critical infrastructure. Main task of urban water system is to provide consumers with drinking water in adequate quantity, at the required quality and pressure corresponding to current standards. For the purposes of this paper, operational reliability of the water supply...
Removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol by simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation (SAB) using low cost adsorbents
Pollution Control Technology
This study was aimed to investigate the use of Mustard stalk as a cheap, eco-friendly adsorbent with support matrix for the immobilization of microbial cell and for subsequent removal of 2,4-dichlrophenol(2,4-DCP) from waste water. A comparative batch study between adsorption as well as simultaneous...