Landfill modelling challenge: HBM modelling predictions
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McDougall, J. (2008)
Landfill modelling challenge: HBM modelling predictions. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 161, 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1680/warm.2008.161.4.147
Two laboratory-scale consolidating anaerobic reactors were commissioned, constructed and monitored by Southampton University's waste research group to investigate the long-ter...
Representations and evolutionary operators for the scheduling of pump operations in water distribution networks.
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Lopez-Ibanez, M., Tumula, P., & Paechter, B. (2011)
Representations and evolutionary operators for the scheduling of pump operations in water distribution networks. Evolutionary Computation, 19, 429-467. https://doi.org/10.1162/EVCO_a_00035
Reducing the energy consumption of water distribution networks has never had more significance. The greatest energy savings can be obtained by carefully scheduling the operati...
Coping with water supply shortages in major cities of Malawi
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Mpakati Gama, E., & Mkandawire, T. (2015)
Coping with water supply shortages in major cities of Malawi. CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development, 1(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.32783/csid-jid.v1i1.6
Urban water shortages continue to pose a threat to the livelihoods of many people in most developing countries including Malawi. In the past few decades, researchers and polic...
Megasonic elution of waterborne protozoa enhances recovery rates
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Bridle, H., Kerrouche, A., & Desmulliez, M. (2018)
Megasonic elution of waterborne protozoa enhances recovery rates. Matters, https://doi.org/10.19185/matters.201712000007
Waterborne pathogens represent a major concern for human and animal health making monitoring of water essential to prevent outbreaks. Sample preparation is critical to assess ...
Design of mobile band subsurface antenna for drainage infrastructure monitoring
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See, C. H., Kosha, J., Mshwat, W. A., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Ong, F. L., McEwan, N. J., & Excell, P. S. (2019)
Design of mobile band subsurface antenna for drainage infrastructure monitoring. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 13(13), 2380-2385. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2019.0243
This paper presents an underground subsurface wireless sensor for drainage infrastructure water level monitoring. It operates from 800 to 2170 MHz to cover the required GSM850...
MARCIC rules OK? Liability in the law of nuisance in Scotland for escapes from overloaded sewers
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McManus, F. (2008)
MARCIC rules OK? Liability in the law of nuisance in Scotland for escapes from overloaded sewers. Journal of Water Law, 19, 61-69
The purpose of this article is to discuss the potential liability in the law of nuisance of Scottish Water for harm which is caused by escapes of sewage from public sewers whi...
Rapid quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) soil extracts by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS)
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Hua, G., Broderick, J., Semple, K. T., Killham, K., & Singleton, I. (2007)
Rapid quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) soil extracts by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS). Environmental Pollution, 148(1), 176-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.10.040
Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) was directly applied to rapidly quantify selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs: benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene) in aqueous hyd...
Booster Disinfection of Water Supply Networks: Multiobjective Approach
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Prasad, T. D., Walters, G. A., & Savic, D. A. (2004)
Booster Disinfection of Water Supply Networks: Multiobjective Approach. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 130(5), 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9496%282004%29130%3A5%28367%29
Booster disinfection is the addition of disinfectant at some critical locations of a water distribution network such that disinfectant residuals are maintained at a level grea...
Decomposition and settlement in landfilled waste and other soil-like materials.
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McDougall, J., Pyrah, I., Yuen, S. T. S., Monteiro, V. E. D., Melo, M. C. & Juca, J. F. T. (2004)
Decomposition and settlement in landfilled waste and other soil-like materials. Géotechnique. 54, 605-610. doi:10.1680/geot.54.9.605.56937. ISSN 0016-8505
The term ‘soil-like materials’ is used to refer to particulate materials that contain organic or other non-inert solids. When these materials decompose, there is a reduction i...
Congruence in the performance of model nitrifying activated sludge plants located in Germany, Scotland and Spain
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Christofi, N., Aspichueta, E., Dalzell, D., De la Sota, A., Etxebarria, J., Fernandes, T., …Schmellenkamp, P. (2002)
Congruence in the performance of model nitrifying activated sludge plants located in Germany, Scotland and Spain. Water Research, 37(1), 177-187. doi:10.1016/s0043-1354(02)00119-7
A laboratory model nitrifying activated sludge plant treating OECD synthetic sewage was designed and constructed by each of three laboratories in Germany, Scotland and Spain i...