Advances in environmental research. Volume 56 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Daniels, Justin A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2017]
Temas:
Environmental degradation.
Pollution.
Environmental quality.
Environmental protection.
Environnement > Dégradation.
Environnement > Qualité.
Environnement > Protection.
chemical pollution.
pollution.
environmental protection.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Chapter 1; The Role of Levees in Flood Disaster Protection and the FEMA Accreditation Process; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Benefits of Levees; 3. Levees and National Flood Insurance Program; 4. Levee Certification and FEMA Accreditation; 5. Levee Decertification (Revoking Certification); 6. Levee Analyses and Certification Requirements; 6.1. General Criteria; 6.1.1. Levee Inspection; 6.1.2. Hydrologic Analysis; 6.1.3. Hydraulic Analysis; 6.1.4. Scour Analysis and Embankment Protection; 6.1.5. Geotechnical Analysis; 6.2. Design Criteria; 6.2.1. Freeboard; 6.2.2. Closures
  • 6.2.3. Embankment Protection6.2.4. Embankment and Foundation Stability; 6.2.5. Settlement; 6.2.6. Interior Drainage; 6.2.7. Other Design Criteria; 6.3. Operations Plans and Criteria; 6.3.1. Closures; 6.3.2. Interior Drainage Systems; 6.3.3. Other Operation Plans and Criteria; 6.4. Maintenance Plans and Criteria; 6.5. Certification Requirements; 6.5.1. Certification Package; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; Flood-Control Levees on River Deltas: What We Have Learned from the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Experience; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Levees and Other Flood-Control Facilities
  • 3. Mississippi River Levee System3.1. Mississippi River Delta; 3.2. The Mississippi River Levee System and Impact on Mississippi River Delta; 4. New Orleans Levee System; 4.1. Flood-Protection in New Orleans; 4.2. Hurricane Katrina and Levee Failures; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 3; Wastewater Treatment by Microbial Fuel Cells: The Latest Research, Development, Locks and Ways to Follow (for the Future); Abstract; 1. Microbial Fuel Cell; 1.1. Working Principle of MFC; Oxidation Reaction (Anode); Reduction Reactions (Cathode)
  • 1.2. Electrochemical Reaction Microbial Catalyst1.3. Mechanisms of Electrons Transfer; 2. Wastewater Treatment Using MFC; 2.1. Organic Matter Removal; 2.2. Phosphorus Removal and Recovery; 2.3. Nitrogen Removal; 2.4. Sulfate Removal; 2.5. Heavy Metal Recovery; 3. Performance Affecting Wastewater Treatment by Microbial Fuel Cells; 3.1. Hydraulic Retention Time; 3.2. Effect of Operating pH; 3.3. Temperature; 3.4. Wastewater Conductivity; 3.5. Effect of Electrode Materials; Challenge and Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4
  • Low-Pressure Reverse Osmosis for Boron Elimination in Seawater Desalination: Analysis of Concentration Polarization and Degree of Rejection of Boric Acid, Borates and Monovalent IonsAbstract; Symbols and Abbreviations; Indexes; 1. Introduction (Boron in Seawater. Processes for Boron Removal in Seawater Desalination. Limitations of the Existing Methods of Process Analysis); 2. Mathematical Assumptions and Physical Premises of the Model; 2.1. Physical Behavior and Governing Equation; 2.2. Auxiliary Dimensionless Variables; 3. Modeling

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