Thesis (Ph.D.)--Baylor University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-155).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 342-360). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 342-360). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-56).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, 1973. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 185-190).

The purpose of the research is to study the solutions for the difficulties encountered in the water resources development in southern Taiwan. In the recent years, Owing to the phenomenon of global warming, many countries in the world experienced more powerful flood and longer drought then before. The water resources development of southern Taiwan is very difficult not only because the limitation of the weather and geographical condition, but also the hinder of the inner and outside factors of government organizations. The inner factors majorly include : The opinions of central government and local government cannot be integrated effectively like the old province government and results in the suspension of the engineering land acquisition. The authority¡¦s policy of water resource development is unstable, which also make the situation worse. The outside factors majorly includes: The intention of the local government authority can be affected easily by the effect of NIMBY and the pressure of environmental protection group,which causes the problem of land acquisition becoming more complicated and harder to resolve. This paper trys to study the cases of Ma-Tan Reservoir and Tseng-Wen Reservoir Transbasin Water diversion project, based on the efficiency of the land acquisition of the province government, to analyse the inner and outside factors and the dealing mechanism of government to provide some suggestions for the government.

The aim of the thesis is to assess the possibility of establishing a water reservoir in s selected location witch regard to its possible water management activities including geological conditions. The thesis also defines basic terms related to water reservoir and their parts. This work was elaborated with the help of available literature and valid laws of the Czech Republic concerning the given issue. At the end of the work will be valued land meeting the conditions for the construction of a small water tank. The award will take place in two ways according to the decree and direct comparison.

O rio Paraíba do Sul cruza três dos mais importantes estados do Brasil: Minas Gerais, São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro. Este rio é a principal fonte de água potável para mais de 11 milhões de pessoas no Rio de Janeiro e também é usado para disposição de efluentes industriais nos três estados. Além disso, recebe esgoto urbano das cidades por onde passa. Em Barra do Piraí, RJ., 40% da água do rio é bombeada para formar dois reservatórios, chamados Santana e Vigário, que são utilizados para geração elétrica. A partir daí, a água é desviada para o rio Guandú que abastece a segunda maior estação de tratamento de água do mundo. Nestes reservatórios, macrófitas aquáticas cobrem uma grande área na superfície da água, e devem ser removidas periodicamente. Estudos têm sido desenvolvidos com o objetivo de converter esta biomassa em uma fonte útil, tal como alimentação animal, fertilizante ou produção de energia. Este trabalho tem como objetivo determinar a extensão de acumulação de elementos inorgânicos em quatro macrófitas mais abundantes (Salvinia auriculata, Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes e Eichhornia azurea ) nestes reserva-tórios. Para tal estudo, amostras de água foram coletadas em três pontos ao longo dos reserva-tórios, filtradas (0,45um), acidificadas e estocadas sob refrigeração até análise. Amostras de sólidos em suspensão foram secas a 600C, até pesos constantes e estocadas. Amostras de planta foram coletadas; lavadas com água corrente; secas no local e transportadas em pacotes de papel. No labo-ratório, essas amostras de planta foram lavadas com água destilada e secas em estufa a 600C até peso constante, moídas e acondicionadas até aná-lise. A determinação dos elementos nos três tipos de amostra foi realizada utilizando-se a espectro-metria de massa com fonte de plasma indutivamen-te acoplado (ICP-MS), ELAN 6000, Perkin-Elmer, Sciex. Em geral, todas as quatro espécies de planta acumularam os elementos estudados. No entanto, o fator de bioacumulação (FBC), o qual representa a razão entre o teor do elemento na planta e o teor deste mesmo elemento na água, é característico de cada espécie, com exceção de Ti, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Se e Mo, os quais foram igualmente acumulados em todas as plantas. / Paraíba do Sul River (1,145 km long) crosses three of the most important and developed states of Brazil: Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It is the main water supply for more than 11 million people in Rio de Janeiro City, and it is also used extensively as a waste disposal system by industrial facilities in all three states. Moreover it receives untreated urban sewage from the cities it crosses. At the end of this very industrialised region, 40% of the river water is pumped up to form dams, named Santana and Vigário, for electrical generation. Then, the water runs down to form Guandú River, that will run to the second biggest Water Treat-ment Plant of the world. In those dams, aquatic macrophytes cover a large proportion of the sur-face area and has to be removed periodically. There has been an emphasis on converting this biomass into a useful resource, such as animal feed, fertilisers or for energy production. The aim of this work is to determine the extent of inorganic elements accumulation in the most abundant aquatic macrophytes (Salvinia auri-culata, Pistia stratiotes, Eichhornia crassipes e Eichhornia azurea) existing in those dams. For this purpose water samples were collected in three sites along the dams, filtered (0,45m), acidified and stored in refrigerator until analysis. Suspended solids were dried to constant weight at 60oC and stored. Plant samples from different species were collected, washed with water and packed in paper bags until lab. In the laboratory, plant samples were washed several times with distilled water, dried at 60oC during 2 hs, grounded and stored until analysis. The determination of the elements was performed using ICP-MS, ELAN 6000, Perkin-Elmer, Sciex. In general, all plant species accumulates the elements studied. However, each specie has a different bioaccumulation factor (BCF), which is the ratio between the element content in the plant and the element content in the water. Exception should be made for Ti, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Se and Mo, whose BCF values were similar in all species.

This dissertation thesis was focused on improving the methodology to detect fish with modern sonar systems in lakes and reservoirs. The first part of the thesis is aimed to the vertical beaming acoustics with a key focus on the acoustic dead zone and its practical solution. The second part deals with the fish orientation in reservoir?s open waters and its consequences in horizontal beaming acoustics. The last one dedicates to the DIDSON multi-beam sonar and its reliability in detection and sizing of fish.

The diploma thesis is focused on rainwater reuse in the sports and cultural center and elaboration of project sanitary equipment installation. The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on performance issues rainwater reuse in the buildings. In another part of thesis are drawn calculations with three variants of the design volume storage reservoir for rain water. The drawings are part of the project.