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The main task of this thesis was to deal with the specifics of the location so that the newly proposed structure had the potential for sustainable development of all its features. In future space transport terminal station does not arise only an end in itself, but mainly there is created an interaction point, which results in a value and attractiveness of the surrounding land. Ultimately, this process has lead to a zcelení city, to enhance its attractiveness and the external and internal view of the city itself.

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This study was conducted to determine the change in weight and body composition over a 6-week holiday period. Change in body composition was measured using air displacement plethysmography technology (Bod Pod®). Thirteen men and 21 women ranging in age from 23-61 years were participants for this study. Baseline testing occurred the week of Thanksgiving Day (November 24 or 25), and the post-holiday assessment was the week after Utah State University's holiday break (January 5 or 6). Results from a nutrition and exercise questionnaire revealed a significant difference between pre-holiday and post-holiday consumption of vegetables (8.6 ± 8.3 vs. 6.2 ± 4.0), special holiday foods (1.6 ± 1.9 vs. 2.5 ± 2.1), regular soda (1.5 ± 2.2 vs. 2.2 ± 2.6), and social gatherings attended (1.6 ± 1.5 vs. 2.2 ± 1.7). There was also a statistically significant decline in the number of days per week individuals exercised pre-holiday (3.7 ± 2.0 day/week) versus post-holiday (2.6 ± 2.3 day/week). Despite these differences, there was no statistically significant difference between pre-holiday weight (74.0 ± 17.8 kg) and post-holiday weight (73.9 ± 18.1 kg), nor between pre-holiday body fat percentage (25.4 ± 9.0%) and post-holiday body fat percentage (25.4 ± 8.9%).

Abstract The Love River basin is the most important river watershed in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It is 16-km long, drains a catchment of more than 50 km2. Figure 1 shows the Love River, its catchment, the sewer system and the manmade water ways for collecting the municipal wastewater from households (D,H,K,Bao-zhu,No.2). The pump stations were settled to pump the domestic waste water to the sewer system . The 16-km river begins as a trickle of runoff in the mountains of Kaoshiung County before flowing through the city and finally emptying into the Taiwan Strait. The drainage area is 5,600 hectares, and the population in the area is around 720,000. Investigation results demonstrate that the main water pollution sources are municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater, non-point source (NPS) pollutants, agricultural wastewater, and livestock wastewater. Investigation results show that the municipal wastewaters contribute more than 90% of the overall pollution loads to Love River, respectively. Currently, the percent of sewer system connection in the Love River watershed is less than 50%. Part of the municipal wastewater is discharged into the river without treatment. Moreover, there are 55 registered industrial factories discharge their wastewater into the Love River. Illegal or expedient discharges are sometimes practiced feeding polluted industrial flows into the river. Therefore, the untreated municipal wastewaters is the major cause of the poor water quality. The major objectives of this study were using the calibrated WASP water quality model (1) to obtain to evaluate the carrying capacity calculations for BOD . (2)to assess the improved effect to water quality by dilution of the river source water (3) to assess the improved effect to water quality by settling the local waste disposal beside the pumping station(4) to evaluate the improved effect to water quality by construction of riverbank natural treatment systems, and (5) to evaluate the improved effect to water quality by raising the popularity rate of hygienic sewers piping for users . Results from this study will provide the predicted remedial effects before bringing all sorts of costly remedial constructions into practice. Due to the construction of the sewer system was time-cosuming and expensively, and if the water quality of Love River was expected to be improved in the short-term , the comprehensive strategies for Love River watershed management could been proposed . Key Words Water quality; watershed; carrying capacity; BOD

Wastewater contains biodegradable materials, which are often measured as BOD7. Trickling filters are sometimes used as a purification step for BOD-reduction. A trickling filter is a tower, which is filled with a carrier material. Microorganisms grow on the carrier material in the form of a biofilm. This biofilm consists mostly of bacteria that purify water from BOD. In Älgarås’ wastewater treatment plant the water is purified by a trickling filter. However the treatment plant has difficulties reaching the emission requirements for BOD. The aim with this thesis has been to investigate the various parameters influencing the function of the trickling filter and to investigate if it is working properly. The thesis also aimed to develop proposals on how to improve the BOD purification at the plant. The parameters measured were the load on the trickling filter, the degree of purification, the oxygenation, the dispersion of water over the trickling filter and the flow through it. In addition to this, water from the only industry that sends water to the treatment plant was examined. The results from the measurements showed that the load of BOD varied greatly and sometimes was far above the expected. It was also found that a sufficient degree of purification was achieved when the BOD load of the influent was at the expected level. The problem with high BOD values in the effluent was caused by too high load of BOD in the influent and too high wastewater flow, and not by the purification ability of the trickling filter. The results of the measurements on the industrial wastewater showed that the concentration of BOD varied greatly and therefore seemed to be a contributor of the variations at the treatment plant. It is recommended to reduce the wastewater flow to the treatment plant and to reduce the peaks in BOD concentration. If it is not possible to get rid of the occasional high values of BOD in the influent, an equalization basin could be built to equalize the differences in the BOD concentration of the influent. To improve the capacity of the trickling filter, actions to increase the residence time could be performed. This could increase the removal of BOD, but probably not to the point that the emissions standards are always fulfilled with the current variations of BOD-concentrations. / Avloppsvatten innehåller bland annat biologiskt nedbrytbart material, som ofta mäts som BOD7. I mindre reningsanläggningar används ibland ett reningssteg som kallas biobädd för att rena avloppsvattnet från BOD. En biobädd är ett torn, fyllt av bärarmaterial. På bärarmaterialet växer mikroorganismer, mestadels bakterier, som en film som renar vattnet från BOD. I reningsprocessen i Älgarås avloppsreningsverk sker BOD-avskiljningen med hjälp av biobädd men trots det uppnås inte alltid utsläppskraven för BOD7. Detta examensarbete har gått ut på att undersöka olika parametrar som påverkar biobäddens funktion och på så vis undersöka om biobädden fungerar som den ska. Examensarbetet har även syftat till att ta fram förslag på hur reningen av BOD kan fungera bättre. De parametrar som mättes var belastningen på biobädden, reningsgraden, syresättningen, spridningen av vattnet över och flödet genom biobädden. Utöver detta analyserades avloppsvattnet från den enda industri som släpper avloppsvatten till reningsanläggningen i Älgarås. Mätningarna visade att belastningen av BOD7 på verket varierade kraftigt och stundtals låg högt över den förväntade. Det visade sig också att tillräcklig reningsgrad uppnåddes när verket inte belastas högre än det borde med avseende på hur många personers avloppsvatten som behandlas i avloppsreningsverket. Även flödet till verket var högre än förväntat. Problematiken med för höga BOD-värden på utgående avloppsvatten från verket beror alltså på att det tidvis är för hög BOD7-belastning med inkommande vatten till verket och för höga flöden till verket, inte på biobäddens reningsförmåga. Resultaten från mätningarna på industri-avloppsvattnet visade att koncentrationen av BOD7 varierade mycket och alltså kunde vara en källa till de stora variationerna vid reningsverket. Att minska flödet till verket och mängden BOD i inkommande vatten skulle troligen medföra att utsläppskraven uppnåddes. Det är därför rekommenderat att aktivt jobba för att minska mängden ovidkommande vatten och jämnar ut topparna i BOD-belastning genom punktinsatser vid till exempel industri och på ledningsnät. Om det inte är möjligt kan en utjämningsbassäng för att jämna ut skillnaderna i BOD-koncentration på inkommande vatten byggas. För att förbättra biobäddens kapacitet kan åtgärder för att öka uppehållstiden genom bädden utföras. Detta skulle kunna öka avskiljningen av BOD, men troligen inte så pass mycket att utsläppskraven alltid uppnås med dagens variationer.