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671	Sustainability assessment of potential wastewater treatment techniques in Tupiza, Bolivia / Hållbarhetsanalys av potentiella lösningar för avloppsrening i Tupiza, Bolivia Burström, Johanna January 2020 (has links) Aiming for sustainable sanitation systems can provide benefits among a vast range of Sustainable Development Goals. In this study the sustainability of potential options for renovating or upgrading thewastewater treatment plant in Tupiza, a rapidly growing city in theSouthern highlands of Bolivia, was evaluated. The local context was characterized by increasing issues of flooding which in recent years has destroyed important wastewater treatment infrastructure and polluted sources of water for several downstream communities. Three system options consisting of different treatment technologies were evaluated against four criteria of sustainability; health,technical, environmental and financial and institutional. A "conventional" option consisting of waste stabilization ponds was compared against two more options with added steps of treatment, such as constructed wetlands, anaerobic reactors and alkaline and ammonia treatment of sludge. Social acceptance and demand of reuse of treated wastewater and sludge in agriculture was evaluated using qualitative research analysis. Results indicate that the systems with added treatment steps could help improve several areas of sustainability such as risks of disease transmission, space efficiency, treatment capacity and efficiency as well as enable safe reuse of sludge and wastewater in agriculture. Implementation of funding mechanisms covering the entire sanitation service chain as well as flood mitigation measures resulted essential in ensuring the long-term functionality of such improvements. This project was intended as a pre-study and identified several areas of future research including additional evaluation of nutrient content in effluent, investigation of a possible certification process for recycled byproducts from the wastewater treatment plant, risk assessment of floods of different magnitudes, evaluation of the long-term economic impact of having improved systems and evaluationof local institutional capacity surrounding the sanitation service chain in Tupiza. / Hållbara sanitetssystem för med sig många fördelar som kan främja majoriteten av de globala hållbarhetsmålen. I denna studie utreds hållbarheten i potentiella alternativ för renovering eller uppgradering av ett avloppsreningsverk i Tupiza, en snabbt växande stad i södra Bolivias högland. Den lokala kontexten präglades av en tilltagande översvämmningsproblematik som de senaste åren bidragit till förstörelse av central infrastruktur for avloppsvattenrening samt påföljande vattenföroreningar i samhällen nedströms reningsverket. Tre systemalternativ beståendes av olika reningstekniker utreddes utefter fyra hållbarhetskategorier; hälsa, teknologi, miljö samt finansiell/institutionell. Ett konventionellt alternativ som utgjordes av stabiliseringsdammar jämfördes mot två mer avancerade alternativ med ytterligare reningssteg såsom anlagd våtmark, anaerobiska reaktorer samt alkali- och ammoniakbehandling av slam. Social acceptans och efterfrågan för återanvändning av behandlat avloppsvatten och slam inom lantbruket utreddes i en kvalitativ forskningsstudie. Resultaten tyder på att system med fler reningssteg kan främja flera hållbarhetsområden såsom risk för överföring av sjukdomar, yteffektivitet, reningskapacitet och effektivitet samt möjliggöra säkert återanvändande av slam och avloppsvatten i jordbruket. Implementering av mekanismer för finansiering som täcker hela sanitetskedjan samt åtgärder mor översvämningar visade sig vara centrala för att säkerställa långsiktig funktion av sådana förbättringar. \\\\Det här projektet var menat som en förstudie och identifierade flertalet områden för vidare forskning såsom ytterligare utvärdering av näringsinnehåll i utgående vatten, utredning av möjlig certifieringsprocess för återvunna produkter från avloppsreningsverket, analys av översvämningsrisker av olika magnituder, utvärdering av den indirekta ekonomiska effekten av att ha system med fler reningssteg samt utvärdering av lokal institutionell kapacitet för hela servicekedjan för sanitet i Tupiza. / En este estudio se evaluó la sostenibilidad de opciones potenciales para renovar o mejorar la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de Tupiza, una ciudad de rápido crecimiento en las tierras altas del sur de Bolivia. En los últimos años, el contexto local se ha caracterizado por la ocurrencia de lluvias de mayor intensidad. Estas ocasionaron inundaciones que en efecto causaron daños importantes en la infraestructura de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales (PTAR). El deterioro de la infraestructura provocó el derrame de aguas residuales al río y la contaminación del agua en las comunidades ubicadas en la cuenca baja. Trés opciones de sistemas de tecnologías de tratamiento de aguas residuales para la renovación y/o mejoro de la planta de Tupiza fueron evaluadas considerando cuatro criterios de sostenibilidad: Salud, tecnolgía, ambiental y financiera/institucional. Por otra parte la aceptación social y demanda de reúso de aguas residuales y lodos tratados en la agricultura se evaluaron mediante un análisis de investigación cualitativa. La opción convencional que consiste en estanques de estabilización de desechos, se comparó con dos otras alternativas que incluyen pasos adicionales de tratamiento, como son humedales artificiales, reactores anaeróbicos y tratamiento de lodos con urea y cal. Los resultados indican que los sistemas de pasos adicionales de tratamiento podrían ayudar a mejorar diferentes aspectos de sostenibilidad, como los riesgos de transmisión de enfermedades, la eficiencia espacial, la capacidad y eficiencia de tratamiento y la posibilidad de reutilización segura de lodos y aguas residuales en la agricultura. La implementación de mecanismos de financiación que cubren toda la cadena de servicios de saneamiento, así como las medidas de mitigacióin de inundaciones se mostraron esenciales para garantizar la funcionalidad a largo plazo de tales mejoras. La tesis es un estudio preliminar e identificó varias áreas de investigación futuras, la evaluación adicional del contenido de nutrientes en el efluente, la investigación de un posible proceso de certificación de subproductos reciclados de la PTAR, la evaluación de riesgos de inundaciones de diferentes magnitudes, la evaluación del impacto económico a largo plazo de la implementación de sistemas con pasos adicionales de tratamiento y la evaluación de capacidad institucional local a lo largo de la cadena de servicios de sanemiento. MCA wastewater treatment sustainable sanitation Bolivia stabilisation ponds anaerobic reactors constructed wetland alkaline treatment of sludge ammonia treatment of sludge MCA avloppsrening hållbara VA-lösningar Bolivia stabiliseringsdammar anaerobiska reaktorer anlagd våtmark alkalin slambehandling slambehandling med ammoniak Análisis multicriterio tratamiento de aguas residuales saneamiento sostenible Bolivia estanques de estabilización de desechos reactores anaeróbicos humedales artificiales tratamiento de lodo con cal tratamiento de lodo con urea Water Engineering Vattenteknik Other Civil Engineering Annan samhällsbyggnadsteknik
672	INVESTIGATION OF CORN YIELD IMPROVEMENT FOLLOWING CEREAL RYE USING STARTER NITROGEN FERTILIZER Houston L Miller (7830965) 20 November 2019 (has links) Cereal rye (CR), the most common and effective nitrogen (N) scavenging cover crop option in the Midwest, is often utilized in cropping systems to reduce nitrate loss for environmental benefits. To increase environmental efficiency in Midwest corn cropping systems, we must increase the overall adoption of CR. However, due to the yield reduction potential (6%) for corn planted after CR termination, CR is primarily recommended before soybean. To increase CR adoption, we must develop adaptive fertilizer management practices that achieve competitive grain yields relative to cropping systems where CR is not adopted. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to determine (1) the effect of CR and starter nitrogen rate on corn growth and nitrogen content. (2) the optimum starter nitrogen rate to achieve agronomic optimum corn yield following CR. (3) the impact of phosphorus (P) at starter on plant growth, nitrogen content, and yield with the inclusion of CR. For our study, five starter N rates were applied in a 5x5 cm band to both CR and non-CR plots, concentrations ranged from 0-84 kg N ha<sup>-1 </sup>in 28 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> intervals. Total N applied was the same for each treatment, relative to its location, and was split between starter N at planting and sidedress applied at growth stage V6 relatively. Although CR termination took place at least two weeks before planting, CR decreased corn grain yield at one of three locations by an average of 8%, nitrogen recovery efficiency (NRE) by 27%, and R6 total N content by 23%, relative to the conventional control (non-CR 0N), when no starter N was applied. At one of three locations, starter N rates of 56 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup>, 56 kg N ha<sup>-1 </sup>plus 17 kg P ha<sup>-1</sup>, and 84 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> increased corn grain yield, in CR plots, and 56 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> plus 17 kg P ha<sup>-1</sup> increased corn grain yield in non-CR plots. Phosphorus increased corn grain N content at growth stage R6 in one of three locations and did not impact corn grain yield at all locations. We conclude that the inclusion of starter N at planting has the potential to increase agronomic productivity in CR corn cropping systems in soil environments with a high capacity to mineralize soil N. However, further research is required to refine our starter N results to find an optimum starter N rate to apply before planting corn following CR. Agronomy cereal rye corn starter nitrogen cover crop soil inorganic nitrogen biomass nitrogen content carbon content conservation cereal rye disease cereal rye impact on corn grain yield phosphorus corn 5x5 band 2x2 band sidedress UAN corn yield rye rye growth corn growth stage corn development nitrogen uptake corn biomass grain moisture stalk nitrate contrasts corn population cereal rye biomass nitrate reduction corn following cereal rye starter urea ammonium nitrate nutrient reduction strategy no-till no till nitrogen reduction management practices spring soil enviornment
673	Actions of lignocellulolytic enzymes on Abies grandis(grand fir) wood for application in biofuel production Cherdchim, Banyat 27 October 2010 (has links) No description available. 000 Allgemeines Wissenschaft Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology Abies grandis Armillaria mellea Heterobasidion annosum Heterobasidion parviporum Pleurotus ostreatus Trametes versicolor Coniophora puteana biodegradation cell wall modification urea formaldehyde ammonium sulphate mass loss area fraction stained cell wall cell wall area latewood earlywood oxidative enzyme MBTH laccase-mediator manganese peroxidase butylhydroxytoluol carbon chromatography fraction Coprinopsis cinerea decay fungi 1 4-dihydroxybenzene p-benzochinone 3 5-di-tertbut-4-hydroxy-toluene GC-MS analysis gel electrophoresis growth inhibition 4-hydroxy cinnamic acid laccase induction nitrogen phenolic compounds p-coumaric acid wood extraction wood extractives biofuels chemical pretreatment physico-chemical pretreatment biological pretreatment microwave irradiation liquid acid rate of production of glucose kinetic curve of production of glucose influence of wood extractive influence of phenolic compound Abies grandis Armillaria mellea Heterobasidion annosum Heterobasidion parviporum Pleurotus ostreatus Trametes versicolor Coniophora puteana biodegradation cell wall modification urea formaldehyde ammonium sulphate mass loss area fraction stained cell wall cell wall area latewood earlywood oxidative enzyme MBTH laccase-mediator manganese peroxidase butylhydroxytoluol carbon chromatography fraction Coprinopsis cinerea decay fungi 1 4-dihydroxybenzene p-benzochinone 3 5-di-tertbut-4-hydroxy-toluene GC-MS analysis gel electrophoresis growth inhibition 4-hydroxy cinnamic acid laccase induction nitrogen phenolic compounds p-coumaric acid wood extraction wood extractives biofuels chemical pretreatment physico-chemical pretreatment biological pretreatment microwave irradiation liquid acid rate of production of glucose kinetic curve of production of glucose influence of wood extractive influence of phenolic compound 48.46 Holz YQ 000: Forstbotanik

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