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Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka om koloniträdgårdar läcker näringsämnen till Drevviken i Stockholms län. Underlaget till studien kommer från en kvalitativ intervju med tre representanter från Miljöförvaltningen i Stockholms stad samt litteraturstudier. Resultaten visar att det föreligger problem med att kolonister använder sig av egna avloppslösningar vilket inte är tillåtet enligt arrendeavtalet. Stockholm stad står fast vid att indraget vatten fortsättningsvis inte ska få förekomma trots att ansträngningar gjorts från Skarpnäcks stadsdelsnämnds sida med att utforma bra avloppslösningar för kolonistugor. Dessa avloppslösningar arbetades fram under två år genom projektet Möjlighet att anordna avlopp inom delar av Listuddens koloniområde. Den enda åtgärd som idag tillämpas är att arrendeavtalet ska följas eftersom problemet med näringsläckage från kolonistugor då inte längre skulle vara ett problem. Dock görs inga ansträngningar att motverka problemet. Inga inventeringar av avlopp vid koloniträdgårdar görs idag och ingen information går heller ut till kolonister om de regler som gäller. I de åtgärdsprogram för Drevviken som ligger till grund för studien, har endast förslag tagits fram att inventera koloniträdgårdsområden för att se hur många stugor som använder sig av enskilda avlopp samt att informera kolonister om att dessa enskilda avlopp inte får förekomma. Resultaten visar även på en svårighet att ge ett fullgott svar på frågan om koloniträdgårdar läcker näringsämnen till Drevviken. Förmodligen gör de det men mängden diffus tillrinning är svår att mäta och skulle dessutom bli mycket tidskrävande att undersöka. / The purpose of this study was to investigate if allotment gardens in the Drevviken area leak nutrients into nearby lakes and streams. The basis for the study comes from a qualitative interview with three representatives from the Environmental Administration in Stockholm Municipality, as well as literature. The results show that there is a problem that the colonists use their own wastewater solutions which are not allowed under their lease agreement. Stockholm City is committed that running water still will not be allowed to occur despite efforts made ​​by Skarpnäcks stadsdelsnämnd of designing good wastewater solutions for cottages in the allotment areas. These wastewater solutions were developed over two years within the project Ability to organize drains in parts of the Listudden allotment area. The only action that presently exists is to follow the lease agreement and problems with leaking allotment gardens would no longer be a problem. However, no efforts to combat the problem are being made. No inventories of sewage treatment at the allotments are made ​​today, and no information is distributed to colonists on what applies.  In the action programs concerning Drevviken, the basis for the study, inventory of sewage treatment at the allotment areas and information to the colonists are proposed. The results also show a difficulty to give a satisfactory answer to the question if allotment gardens leak nutrients. Probably they do leak but the amount of diffuse runoff is difficult to measure and would be very time consuming to study.

All land uses affect storm water runoff However, different uses of the same site generate varying amounts of runoff Many communities have come to rely upon detention and/or retention basins for controlling the additional runoff resulting from land development. It is argued that this incremental approach to storm water management must be replaced with a more proactive long-term view.To achieve this, more user-friendly software capable of modeling the effect long-range land use plans have on the volume and behavior of storm water runoff is needed. This software, called a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS), must be capable of guiding the user, who may not be an expert at runoff analysis, through the process and also capable of generating output in various formats understandable by lay persons. This study utilizes a systems analysis technique to develop a theoretical framework for the Storm Water SDSS. / Department of Urban Planning

As local authorities are becoming more interested in the assessment of pollutant loads, this study offers a Geographic Information System (GIS) model for assessing nonpoint source of pollution for two scenarios: the current and ultimate stage of urbanization. The Puhinui Catchment, Manukau City, has been used as a case study in developing and testing this model. This catchment has all the attributes of a "typical" urban area and gives a good representation of the effects of land use on the receiving waters of Puhinui Stream and its estuary. Annual mass contaminant loadings were calculated by firstly assessing the physical characteristics of the Puhinui catchment (case study catchment) and secondly describing the nature of storm water quality and calculating the annual mass contaminant loadings.GIS is used to multiply the annual runoff volume by a mean pollutant concentration to acquire an average annual pollutant load. The annual runoff volume is calculated from the drainage area, runoff coefficient and annual rainfall. To calculate the total mean pollutant load, the pollutant loads for all land use types within the catchment are summed and the process is applied for each pollutant. This GIS model determines the connection of typical pollutant concentrations with land uses in the catchment and offers a characterisation of nonpoint source pollution in that catchment. This model can be used for, identifying catchment areas that contribute considerably to the pollution of waterways, determining the appropriate treatment of the storm water runoff for particular sub catchment, storm water quality improvement prioritization and cost-benefit analysis, selecting locations for water-quality monitoring stations, improvement in maintenance practices, assessment of proposed development environmental effects.

Thesis (M.Env.St.)--University of Adelaide, Mawson Graduate Centre for Environmental Studies, 2000. / Bibliography: leaves 84-91.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2009. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rutgers University, 2008. / "Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering." Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80).

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Orientador: Mara Corrêa Lelles Nogueira / Banca: Doroti de Oliveira Garcia / Banca: Fátima Pereira de Souza / Resumo: As Enterobacteriaceae constituem um importante grupo de patógenos humanos, causadores de infecções hospitalares e comunitárias. Nestas bactérias, a produção de beta-lactamases de espectro estendido (ESBL) é um dos principais mecanismos de resistência aos antibióticos, e responsável pela falha da terapia antimicrobiana. Enterobactérias resistentes a antibióticos são encontradas em águas superficiais e apresentam alta prevalência em águas servidas, inclusive pós-tratamento. Esta realidade caracteriza-se como um importante problema de saúde pública, pois estes ambientes atuam como reservatórios de patógenos humanos e de genes de resistência que se disseminam horizontalmente. Crescentes evidências mostram a relação entre a disseminação ambiental de bactérias resistentes e genes de resistência e a evolução da resistência em bactérias de importância clínica. Este estudo investigou a diversidade de enterobactérias produtoras de ESBL e a presença dos genes blaSHV, blaTEM, blaCTX-M e blaGES em amostras de água coletadas de efluentes hospitalar e comunitário em um município localizado na região noroeste do estado de São Paulo. Genes de resistência foram detectados em várias espécies de Enterobacteriaceae apresentando resistência a diversas classes de antimicrobianos. Estes dados indicam a necessidade de adoção de medidas para o controle da disseminação de bactérias resistentes a antimicrobianos e seus genes no meio ambiente. / Abstract: The Enterobacteriaceae constitutes an important group of human patogens, causing of hospital and communitarian infections. In these bacteria, the production of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) is one of the main mechanisms of resistance the antibiotics, responsible for the imperfection of the therapy against infections for gram-negative bacilli. Enterobacteria resistant the antibiotics are found in superficial waters and present high prevalence in served waters, also post-cure. This reality is characterized as an important problem of public health, therefore these environments act as reservoirs of human patogens and genes of resistance that if spread through horizontal transmission. Increasing evidences show the relation between the ambient dissemination of resistant bacteria and genes of resistance and the evolution of the resistance in bacteria of clinical importance. This study it investigated the diversity of producing Enterobacteria of ESBL and the presence of the genes blaSHV, blaTEM, blaCTX-M and blaGES in water samples collected in the system of sewers in a city located in the region the northwest of the state of São Paulo. The respective genes of resistance had been detected in several strains producing of ESBL presenting profile of multiple resistant to the diverse antimicrobials groups, suggesting the necessity of the surveillance and the adoption of measures for the control of the dissemination of the genes of resistance in the environment. / Mestre

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