Tourism is one of the leading industries, in terms of international trading between countries. In addition to receipts received at destinations, international tourism has also generated US$211 billion in exports through international passenger transport services. The study is conducted in Isfahan, a city in center of Iran. The city is unique in its cultural heritage and archeology. It is one of Iran's oldest cities at more than 1,500 years of age. An important cultural and commercial center, Isfahan is Iran's third largest metropolitan area. Isfahan experiences an arid climate, like the rest of the Iranian plateau with low rainfall. Isfahan has a high capacity to attract international tourists to provide a better understanding of Iran’s history, culture, and natural environment to the world. Zayandeh Rud which means “life-giving River” is the largest Iranian plateau and the most important surface water in Isfahan. It starts from Zagros Mountains and ends in the Gavkhouni Swamp, a seasonal salt lake in the southeast of Isfahan. The catchment area has been affected by two drought periods within the last 15 years. Decreasing surface and groundwater availability has been accompanied by an increase in water withdrawal for irrigation, domestic uses, industry, and water transfers to neighboring provinces. This has led to severe ecological and social consequences. This study identifies the potentials of Isfahan in attracting international tourists and also evaluate the water crisis that the city faces. The research is based on qualitative method. The primary data is gathered through face to face and phone interviews and questionnaires. The results show some finding solutions to water crisis in Isfahan and some suggestions for improving tourism industry in the city.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(地球環境学) / 甲第19874号 / 地環博第148号 / 新制||地環||30(附属図書館) / 32910 / 京都大学大学院地球環境学舎地球環境学専攻 / (主査)教授 星野 敏, 准教授 西前 出, 准教授 中村 公人 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Global Environmental Studies / Kyoto University / DFAM

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第19689号 / 工博第4144号 / 新制||工||1639(附属図書館) / 32725 / 京都大学大学院工学研究科社会基盤工学専攻 / (主査)教授 寶 馨, 教授 立川 康人, 准教授 佐山 敬洋 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DFAM

This present habilitation thesis in wastewater systems explores the theoretical and practical implications of achieving sustainability through and in wastewater treatment. It herby uses the discussions on circularity, sustainability and nexus thinking while investigating their relationship amongst each other and in their relation to wastewater treatment. This thesis consists of seven main chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the approach in which the present manuscript delves into the aspects of circularity, sustainability and nexus concepts and wastewater treatment. Chapter 2 to 5 contain the manuscripts that relate to (a) conceptual considerations, (b) examples of circularity, (c) sustainability assessments and (d) nexus applications. Chapter 6 provides a series of lessons learned from the collated findings. Chapter 7 holds the appendix with supplemental information from the respective manuscripts. The work is based on a variety of publications that the author and her team members produced primarily between January 2016 and October 2019 (and in part until the submission of this thesis). While they include 5 published first-author peer-reviewed publications some sections also contain further relevant co-authored publications. Water security is key for a sustainable world. Wastewater can play a critical role towards provisioning water sustainably to address water scarcity and water stress. However, wastewater treatment is currently itself not sustainable. For wastewater treatment to be put on a sustainable footing, systemic change of the sector and the way wastewater is viewed needs to occur. Wastewater treatment can provide a series of resources for circular use – with nature-based solutions offering co-benefits over grey infrastructure that extend to other nexus sectors such as food and energy. However, circularity does not necessarily equate with sustainability. Environmental components are just one of the three dimensions of sustainability, but data for indicators for social and economic aspects of wastewater treatment are scarce. Moving towards sustainable solutions may only be possible by employing tools that step away from an ever-better understanding of current systems and shifting towards modes of analysis that help generate target and transformation knowledge in inter- and transdisciplinary research and project settings. These views mandate a radical revision of current curricula of engineers and other disciplines to include courses on social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Training in designing, conducting and evaluating participatory processes that include a variety of stakeholders may significantly improve future generations’ capacities to design, construct, and operate sustainable wastewater treatment systems that provide treated wastewater as a sustainable source of water in a water secure world.:ABSTRACT vii ZUSAMMENFASSUNG (ABSTRACT in German) ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Scope 2 1.2 The structure of this work 8 1.3 References 10 2 Conceptual explorations 14 2.1 Learning from Integrated Management Approaches to Implement the Nexus 15 2.1.1 Introduction 16 2.1.2 Methods 19 2.1.3 Results 21 2.1.4 Discussion 26 2.1.5 Conclusion 27 2.1.6 References 29 2.2 Making the Water–Soil–Waste Nexus Work: Framing the Boundaries of Resource Flows 33 2.2.1 Introduction 34 2.2.2 An Overview of Integrated Approaches Related to the WSW Nexus 36 2.2.3 The System Boundaries of Integrated Environmental Management Approaches 38 2.2.4 What Is Different This Time?—The Boundary of the Water–Soil–Waste Nexus System 41 2.2.5 Illustrating the Boundaries of the WSW Nexus System—Case Studies 43 2.2.6 Conclusions 48 2.2.7 References and Notes 50 3 Examples of circularity 56 3.1 The Role of Constructed Wetlands for Biomass Production within the Water-Soil-Waste Nexus 59 3.1.1 Introduction 60 3.1.2 Methods 63 3.1.3 Results and discussion 63 3.1.4 Conclusions 68 3.1.5 References 70 3.2 Constructed Wetlands for Resource Recovery in Developing Countries 73 3.2.1 Introduction 74 3.2.2 Methods 76 3.2.3 Results 80 3.2.4 Discussion 91 3.2.5 Conclusions 99 3.2.6 References 102 4 Assessing sustainability of wastewater systems 110 4.1 Assessing Sustainability of Wastewater Management Systems in a Multi-Scalar, Transdisciplinary Manner in Latin America 113 4.1.1 Introduction 114 4.1.2 Materials and Methods 116 4.1.3 Results 124 4.1.4 Discussion 129 4.1.5 Conclusion 132 4.1.6 References 134 4.2 Selecting Sustainable Sewage Sludge Reuse Options through a Systematic Assessment Framework: Methodology and Case Study in Latin America 137 4.2.1 Introduction 138 4.2.2 Methods 139 4.2.3 Results and discussion 141 4.2.4 Conclusion 154 4.2.5 References 156 5 Applying the Nexus 160 5.1 Considering Resources Beyond Water: Irrigation and Drainage Management in the Context of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus 161 5.1.1 Introduction 163 5.1.2 Integrating resource management through Nexus thinking 165 5.1.3 Assessing the negative and positive environmental effects of irrigation, and the provision of ecosystem services 169 5.1.4 The role of stakeholders in governing irrigation 171 5.1.5 Conclusion 173 5.1.6 References 175 5.2 Co-generating knowledge in nexus research for sustainable wastewater management 177 5.2.1 Introduction 178 5.2.2 Material and Methods 180 5.2.3 Results 184 5.2.4 Discussion 202 5.2.5 Conclusions 204 5.2.6 References 206 6 Lessons learned and outlook 210 6.1 Increased circularity does not equate in increased sustainability. 212 6.2 Data scarcity hampers quantitative knowledge generation. 214 6.3 Moving from systems’ understanding to comprehensive knowledge generation for systemic change. 217 6.4 Participation and inclusion of stakeholders is important and should not be an afterthought. 218 6.5 References 221 7 Supplemental Information (SI)/Supplemental Material (SM) 226 7.1 SI for 4.1 ‘Assessing Sustainability of Wastewater Management Systems in a Multi-Scalar, Transdisciplinary Manner in Latin America’ 226 Appendix A 226 Appendix B 233 Appendix C 240 Appendix D 241 Appendix E 243 Appendix F 251 7.2 SI for 4.2 ‘Selecting Sustainable Sewage Sludge Reuse Options through a Systematic Assessment Framework: Methodology and Case Study in Latin America’ 256 7.3 SI for 5.1 ‘Co-generating knowledge in nexus research for sustainable wastewater management’ 261 7.3.1 SM1: Expert interview questionnaire assessing information on stakeholder’s perspectives. 261 7.3.2 SM2: Wickedness Analysis questions 264 7.3.3 SM3: Detailed results of the stakeholder perspective of wastewater treatment in each case 265 7.3.4 SM4: Detailed responses to the workshop/training evaluations 272 8 Contribution of the author in collaborative publications 283 9 Eidesstattliche Versicherung 285 / Diese Habilitationsschrift untersucht die theoretischen und praktischen Implikationen der Erreichung von Nachhaltigkeit durch und in der Abwasserbehandlung. Sie nutzt die Diskussionen über Kreislaufwirtschaft, Nachhaltigkeit und Nexus-Denken und untersucht deren Beziehung untereinander und in ihrem Verhältnis zur Abwasserbehandlung. Dieses Manuskript besteht aus sieben Hauptkapiteln. Kapitel 1 gibt einen Überblick über den Ansatz, in dem das vorliegende Manuskript die Aspekte der Kreislaufwirtschaft, Nachhaltigkeit und Nexus-Konzepte und Abwasserbehandlung untersucht. Kapitel 2 bis 5 enthält die Manuskripte, die sich auf (a) konzeptionelle Überlegungen, (b) Beispiele für Kreislaufwirtschaft, c) Nachhaltigkeitsbewertungen und (d) Nexusanwendungen beziehen. Kapitel 6 enthält eine Reihe von Einsichten, die aus den gesammelten Erkenntnissen gezogen wurden. Das letzte Kapitel enthält die Zusatzdaten und -informationen einiger der Artikel. Die Arbeit basiert auf einer Vielzahl von Publikationen, die die Autorin und ihre Teammitglieder hauptsächlich zwischen Januar 2016 und Oktober 2019 (und teilweise bis zur Einreichung dieser Arbeit) erstellt haben. Während sie 5 veröffentlichte Erstautoren-Peer-Review-Publikationen umfassen, enthalten manche Abschnitte auch weitere relevante, mitverfasste Veröffentlichungen. Wassersicherheit ist unumgänglich für eine nachhaltige Welt. Abwasser kann eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Bereitstellung einer nachhaltigen Wasserquelle spielen, um Wasserknappheit und Wasserstress zu bewältigen. Die Abwasserbehandlung selbst ist jedoch derzeit nicht nachhaltig. Damit die Abwasserbehandlung auf eine nachhaltige Grundlage gestellt werden kann, müssen die Sektoren und die Art und Weise, wie Abwasser betrachtet wird, verändert werden. Die Abwasserbehandlung kann eine Reihe von Ressourcen für die Kreislaufwirtschaft bereitstellen – naturbasierte Lösungen bieten weitere Vorteile gegenüber grauer Infrastruktur, die sich auf andere Nexus-Sektoren wie Nahrung und Energie erstrecken. Kreislaufwirtschaft ist jedoch nicht unbedingt gleichbedeutend mit Nachhaltigkeit. Umweltkomponenten sind nur eine der drei Dimensionen der Nachhaltigkeit, aber Daten für Indikatoren für soziale und wirtschaftliche Aspekte der Abwasserbehandlung sind rar. Der Übergang zu nachhaltigen Lösungen ist möglicherweise nur möglich, wenn Instrumente eingesetzt werden, die sich von einem immer besseren Verständnis aktueller Systeme entfernen und sich in Richtung Analysemodi bewegen, die dazu beitragen, Ziel- und Transformationswissen in inter- und transdisziplinären Forschungs- und Projektumgebungen zu generieren. Diese Ergebnisse schreiben eine radikale Überarbeitung der aktuellen Lehrpläne von Ingenieuren und anderen Disziplinen vor, um Kurse über soziale, wirtschaftliche und ökologische Dimensionen der Nachhaltigkeit aufzunehmen. Schulungen in der Konzeption, Durchführung und Bewertung partizipatorischer Prozesse, die eine Vielzahl von Akteuren einbeziehen, können die Kapazitäten der zukünftigen Generation zur Planung, Konstruktion und zum Betrieb nachhaltiger Abwasserbehandlungssysteme, die behandeltes Abwasser als nachhaltige Wasserquelle in einer wassersicheren Welt bereitstellen, erheblich verbessern.:ABSTRACT vii ZUSAMMENFASSUNG (ABSTRACT in German) ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Scope 2 1.2 The structure of this work 8 1.3 References 10 2 Conceptual explorations 14 2.1 Learning from Integrated Management Approaches to Implement the Nexus 15 2.1.1 Introduction 16 2.1.2 Methods 19 2.1.3 Results 21 2.1.4 Discussion 26 2.1.5 Conclusion 27 2.1.6 References 29 2.2 Making the Water–Soil–Waste Nexus Work: Framing the Boundaries of Resource Flows 33 2.2.1 Introduction 34 2.2.2 An Overview of Integrated Approaches Related to the WSW Nexus 36 2.2.3 The System Boundaries of Integrated Environmental Management Approaches 38 2.2.4 What Is Different This Time?—The Boundary of the Water–Soil–Waste Nexus System 41 2.2.5 Illustrating the Boundaries of the WSW Nexus System—Case Studies 43 2.2.6 Conclusions 48 2.2.7 References and Notes 50 3 Examples of circularity 56 3.1 The Role of Constructed Wetlands for Biomass Production within the Water-Soil-Waste Nexus 59 3.1.1 Introduction 60 3.1.2 Methods 63 3.1.3 Results and discussion 63 3.1.4 Conclusions 68 3.1.5 References 70 3.2 Constructed Wetlands for Resource Recovery in Developing Countries 73 3.2.1 Introduction 74 3.2.2 Methods 76 3.2.3 Results 80 3.2.4 Discussion 91 3.2.5 Conclusions 99 3.2.6 References 102 4 Assessing sustainability of wastewater systems 110 4.1 Assessing Sustainability of Wastewater Management Systems in a Multi-Scalar, Transdisciplinary Manner in Latin America 113 4.1.1 Introduction 114 4.1.2 Materials and Methods 116 4.1.3 Results 124 4.1.4 Discussion 129 4.1.5 Conclusion 132 4.1.6 References 134 4.2 Selecting Sustainable Sewage Sludge Reuse Options through a Systematic Assessment Framework: Methodology and Case Study in Latin America 137 4.2.1 Introduction 138 4.2.2 Methods 139 4.2.3 Results and discussion 141 4.2.4 Conclusion 154 4.2.5 References 156 5 Applying the Nexus 160 5.1 Considering Resources Beyond Water: Irrigation and Drainage Management in the Context of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus 161 5.1.1 Introduction 163 5.1.2 Integrating resource management through Nexus thinking 165 5.1.3 Assessing the negative and positive environmental effects of irrigation, and the provision of ecosystem services 169 5.1.4 The role of stakeholders in governing irrigation 171 5.1.5 Conclusion 173 5.1.6 References 175 5.2 Co-generating knowledge in nexus research for sustainable wastewater management 177 5.2.1 Introduction 178 5.2.2 Material and Methods 180 5.2.3 Results 184 5.2.4 Discussion 202 5.2.5 Conclusions 204 5.2.6 References 206 6 Lessons learned and outlook 210 6.1 Increased circularity does not equate in increased sustainability. 212 6.2 Data scarcity hampers quantitative knowledge generation. 214 6.3 Moving from systems’ understanding to comprehensive knowledge generation for systemic change. 217 6.4 Participation and inclusion of stakeholders is important and should not be an afterthought. 218 6.5 References 221 7 Supplemental Information (SI)/Supplemental Material (SM) 226 7.1 SI for 4.1 ‘Assessing Sustainability of Wastewater Management Systems in a Multi-Scalar, Transdisciplinary Manner in Latin America’ 226 Appendix A 226 Appendix B 233 Appendix C 240 Appendix D 241 Appendix E 243 Appendix F 251 7.2 SI for 4.2 ‘Selecting Sustainable Sewage Sludge Reuse Options through a Systematic Assessment Framework: Methodology and Case Study in Latin America’ 256 7.3 SI for 5.1 ‘Co-generating knowledge in nexus research for sustainable wastewater management’ 261 7.3.1 SM1: Expert interview questionnaire assessing information on stakeholder’s perspectives. 261 7.3.2 SM2: Wickedness Analysis questions 264 7.3.3 SM3: Detailed results of the stakeholder perspective of wastewater treatment in each case 265 7.3.4 SM4: Detailed responses to the workshop/training evaluations 272 8 Contribution of the author in collaborative publications 283 9 Eidesstattliche Versicherung 285

The environmental issues of storm water in the urban environment is addressed in political policies on many different governance levels. The concept of “sustainable storm water” in Europe uses the natural water cycle as a template for urban drainage, and the EU has a water framework directive (WFD) with a systems approach, using drainage basins as the starting point of all actions. In Stockholm, a new storm water strategy was adopted in 2015 with a sustainability approach, using much of the terminology from the WFD and the Swedish Water & Wastewater Association. To find new aspects related to sustainable development of storm water management in Stockholm, this study used a resilience framework of seven principles to analyse the implementation of the Stockholm storm water strategy (SSWS). A mixed method approach was used for a qualitative study, using interviews and a review of policy documentation as the main data sources, complemented by a desk study of literature on the subject of storm water management, as well as participation in some relevant workshops. To broaden the study, examples from a developing area within the Stockholm municipality, Stora Sköndal, was used, as well as another municipality in the Baltic Sea region; Helsinki (Finland). The SSWS leans on the legislation of the environmental quality standards (EQS) but is lacking in authority coordination on a national and municipal level in Stockholm. Diversity in problem formulations and solutions for infrastructure is high, so is the diversity of involved stakeholders, which is an indication of resilience. This in combination with the structure and communicational links having questionable functionality, leads to a complex and inefficient structure in management of storm water, which undermines the resilience of the system. However, since the SSWS and other connected policies (such as local programmes of measures and sustainability requirements) are new, the system is undergoing change, which shows some level of adaptability and complex adaptive systems (CAS) thinking, another resilience indicator. The implementation of the WFD on a municipal level is also connected to CAS thinking, as well as a polycentric governance system -one of the seven resilience principles of the framework used. Some of the main issues found within this study for building resilience in the SES are related to follow-up and responsibility division. / Miljöfrågor inom dagvatten hanteras i policyarbete på flera olika institutionella nivåer. Begreppet ”hållbart dagvatten” utgår i Europa från den naturliga vattencykeln och EU:s vattendirektiv (WFD) har en systeminriktning som utgår från avrinningsområden istället för andra geografiska gränsdragningar. Stockholms Stad antog en ny dagvattenstrategi 2015 med en hållbarhetsinriktning, som innehåller mycket terminologi från WFD och publikationer från branchorganisationen Svenskt Vatten AB. För att hitta nya aspekter för en hållbar utveckling av dagvattenhantering i Stockholm använder denna studie ett teoretiskt ramverk inom resiliens,, som bygger på sju principer, i en analys av stadens dagvattensstrategi (SSWS). Blandade metoder användes för att genomföra en kvalitativ studie, där policydokument granskades tillsammans med intervjuer av nyckelpersoner, vilket kompletterades med en skrivbordsstudie av litteratur om dagvattenhantering samt deltagande i relevanta workshops. För att bredda studien användes exempel från ett planprogramsområde inom Stockholms kommun, Stora Sköndal, liksom en annan kommun i Östersjöområdet; Helsingfors (Finland). SSWS bygger juridiskt på miljökvalitetsnormerna, men brister i myndighetssamordning på nationell och kommunal nivå i Stockholm. Problemformuleringar och infrastrukturlösningar har hög mångfald, precis som involverade aktörer, vilket är en indikation på att systemet bygger upp resiliens. Detta i kombination med att struktur och kommunikationslänkar är något bristfälliga leder till en komplex och ineffektiv dagvattenhantering, vilket underminerar resiliensen i systemet. Eftersom SSWS och andra relaterade styrdokument (t.ex. lokala åtgärdsprogram och hållbarhetskrav) är nya, genomgår systemet förändringar, vilket visar på anpassningsförmåga och komplext, adaptivt systemtänk (CAS), vilket är en ytterligare resiliensindikator. Implementeringen av WFD på kommunal nivå är också kopplad till CAS-tänkande, liksom ett polycentriskt styrsystem - en av de sju principerna för resiliens i det teoretiska ramverket som används. Några av de huvudsakliga problem för att bygga resiliens som hittades i denna studie är relaterade till uppföljning och ansvarsfördelning.

Vattenhantering i infrastrukturprojekt är ett viktigt ämne eftersom det kan påverka den omgivande miljön på ett negativt sätt. I projekt med förorenat mark kan vattnet innehålla allt från metaller till polyaromatiska kolväten, vilket medför svårigheter att hantera. Vattenföroreningarna orsakas av utgrävning, grundläggning, injektering, betonggjutning och bergsprängning. Vattnet kan delvis bildas av regnvatten som faller på byggarbetsplatsen eller genom schaktning under grundvattennivån. Det vatten som genom pumpning avleds från en arbetsplats eller uppfodras är känt som länsvatten. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka hur urvalet och tillämpningen av metoder för länsvatten kan förenklas och optimeras för att passa svenska förhållanden. Vidare är syftet att utvärdera hur informationen om olika tekniker är relaterad till hur entreprenörer arbetar i praktiken under vissa förhållanden. Avhandlingen består av tre delar. Den första delen är en teoretisk beskrivning av svenska lagar och utsläppskrav som gäller för länsvatten, vanliga reningsmetoder som används och hantering av länsvatten i Washington. Den andra delen är en fallstudie med ett studiebesök på byggarbetsplatsen Marieholmförbindelsen. Den tredje delen består av analytiska beräkningar och jämförelser mot provdata. Resultaten visar att vanliga container behållare bör endast användas för sedimentering av sandpartiklar eftersom ytområdet är begränsat vilket ger en kortare sedimenteringstid. De har också en begränsad flödeskapacitet vilket måste tas till hänsyn för att få en effektiv sedimentering. Specifika krav på övervakning och underhåll av container behållare bör finnas för entreprenören. I fall med mindre partiklar som till exempel silt bör användning av container behållare uteslutas, förutom vid användnings som försedimenteringssteg. Resultaten visar även att vid sedimentering av partiklar mindre än medelsilt är det nödvändigt med en uppehållstid på minst 10 timmar. Uppehållstiden kan däremot skilja sig från 10 timmar till allt uppemot 100 timmar för till exempel fin silt, som har en partikelstorlek mellan 0,0063 mm-0,002 mm. För lera skulle detta innebära en uppehållstid på minst 100 timmar vilket motsvarar mer än 4 dagar. Genom att använda traditionell sedimentering som reningsteknik skulle man antingen behöva ett stort sedimentationsområde eller ett mycket lågt flöde. Detta innebär att traditionell sedimentering är orimlig att använda sig av på grund av ekonomiska aspekter, rymdbegränsningar och effektivitet. Baserad på resultat och slutsatser, föreslås följande rekommendationer: •Vanliga container behållare som kräver hög underhållning och övervakning, rekommenderas inte att användas i större utsträckning än som ett försedimenteringssteg för partiklar som är mindre än grovsilt som har en partikeldiameter mellan 0,02-0,063 mm. •Det är viktigt att ha en helhetssyn genom att skapa tydliga riktlinjer för entreprenörerna. •Det är lämpligt att använda den hydrauliska effekten, A, för att säkerställa en korrekt konfiguration och god separationskapacitet. / Water management in infrastructure projects is an important topic since it could affect the surrounding environment in a negative way. In projects with contaminated land, the water could contain everything from metals to polyaromatic hydrocarbons which entails difficulties in managing. The water can be formed partly by rainwater that falls on the construction site or by excavation below the water level. The water pollution is caused by excavation, foundation, grouting, concrete castings and rock blasting. This water is known as stormwater discharges from construction activities. The aim of the thesis is to investigate how the selection and application of methods for stormwater management from construction activities can be simplified and optimized in order to suit Swedish conditions. Further the aim is to evaluate how the information available about different techniques relates to how the contractors work in practice under some conditions. The thesis consists of three parts. The first part theoretical description of Swedish laws and requirements dealing with stormwater discharge from construction activities, common purification methods that are used and management of stormwater discharge in the state Washington. The second part is a case study with a study visit at the construction site of Marieholmförbindelsen. The third part consists of analytical calculations and comparisons to measured data. The results show that regular containers should only be used to sediment sand particles since the surface area is limited which gives a reduced sedimentation time. They also have a limited flow capacity, which must be followed to work properly. The requirement of self-monitoring and maintenance for the contractor should be increased. In other cases, with smaller particles to settle such as silt, regular containers should not be used greater than as a pre-sedimentation step. The results also show that for sedimentation of particles smaller than medium silt it is necessary with a residence time of minimum 10 hours. This means that for the soil type fine silt, which has a particle range between 0.0063mm-0.002mm, the residence time can differs between 10-100 hours. For the soil type clay this would mean a residence time of at least 100 hours which equals more than 4 days. By using traditional sedimentation as purification technique one would either need a huge sedimentation area or a very small flow. Either of these solutions is unreasonable due to economic aspects, space limitations and efficiency. Based on the results and conclusions, the following recommendations can be proposed: •Regular containers demands a high maintenance and self-monitoring, and isn’t recommended to use in greater occurrence than as a pre-sedimentation step for particles smaller than course silt, which has a particle diameter between 0.02-0.063mm. •Use a holistic approach by creating clear guidelines for the contractors. •Use the hydraulic efficiency, λ, to ensure a proper configuration and a good separation capacity.

[pt] Através da concepção do uso da bacia hidrográfica como unidade de planejamento, pretende-se apresentar uma análise crítica da gestão hídrica apontando alguns entraves existentes como a consolidação dos limites políticoadministrativos versus as diferentes escalas das bacias hidrográficas e a atuação das principais unidades de planejamento e legislações. Desta forma, o presente trabalho busca identificar e estabelecer correlações entre indicadores que possibilitem uma gestão de bacias sob perspectiva regional permitindo o avanço para além dos limites municipais. Para melhor entendimento das dificuldades encontradas na gestão hídrica foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre as principais ferramentas de gestão existentes e desenvolvido um estudo de caso baseado na Bacia Hidrográfica do Guandu do qual foi feito um diagnóstico sobre suas principais características dos meios físico, biótico e socioeconômico. Para a análise da performance dos municípios foram realizadas correlações entre três variáveis com o Índice da Qualidade da Água sendo estas: área verde, esgotamento sanitário e industrialização. Através destas correlações pode-se identificar que as variáveis escolhidas influenciam na qualidade da água e sugeriu-se estender este exercício com outras variáveis de modo a favorecer uma compreensão mais ampla do desempenho e contribuição dos municípios contidos na bacia. Por fim, pode-se concluir que para uma eficiente gestão hídrica regional da bacia acredita-se que a definição de um sistema de pressões políticas que impulsione a troca de benefícios entre os municípios possa estabelecer um sistema de alianças entre os mesmos fazendo com que juntos atuem de maneira a garantir a equidade do condicionamento hídrico na bacia hidrográfica. / [en] The river basin as a management unit ensures the inclusion of various elements: soil, relief, climate, vegetation and mankind contribute to the phenomena that occur along the space such as the occupation of the banks and the sources of rivers, and the implementation of mechanisms such as dams and reservoirs that can cause an impact on the flow capacity, the water quality and availability in the river basin; The adoption of the river basin as a territorial unit can contribute to an analysis of conflict management, because Brazil s cities are seen as strong units from an administrative and political perspective. Because of the problems caused for the river basin, it has become essential to assess the river basins according to their different scales, either at an interstate or intermunicipal level, as well as the understanding of the relationships between the many states and cities that compose the same territorial planning unit. The main goal of the present work is to identify and establish the correlations of the indicators that can contribute to the management of river basins from the view of regional planning of the cities, which goes beyond the boundaries of the cities in their conception.

The purpose of this thesis is to examine some of the potential fates of processing reagents in a coal preparation plant.  The focus is specifically on petro-diesel (termed "diesel" in this paper), which is used as a collector in the flotation of fine coal.  Diesel range organics (DRO) and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are measured in aqueous samples using gas chromatography equipped with either a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) or a mass spectrometer (GC-MS).  Samples are subjected to a variety of test conditions in order to understand the behavior of diesel compounds in coal processing streams. Results show that frother and collector reagents are not likely to partition completely to a single fraction of the process slurry.  Further test work has shown that sub-ppm levels of DRO dominated by the water soluble fraction of diesel are expected to be present in process waters; however, PAHs and insoluble DRO may be removed via volatilization and/or degradation.  DRO and PAHs are also expected to be desorbed from coal particles when contacted with fresh water.  Flotation tests have revealed that low levels of DRO are found in both the concentrate and tailings processing streams with slightly higher concentrations being found in the concentrate stream.  From the tests performed in this thesis, it appears as though there is no apparent environmental concern when coal preparation plants are operating under normal conditions. / Master of Science

Water is essential for life on earth. Human society is challenged to sustain sufficient water quantity of good quality. This objective is reflected in sustainable development goal 6, “clean water and sanitation”. Water monitoring is part of sustainable water management and aims to evaluate the physical, chemical and biological status of a water body. Regular monitoring in the catchment area of Indalsälven (Sweden) is conducted by the Indalsälven Water Conservation Association (IWCA). In this area counts of Escherichia coli (E. coli) between 0 and 500 colony forming units (CFU) were monitored from 1993 – 2022 at the closest monitoring station Enkroken. This implies that drinking water quality standards were exceeded during many occasions (≥10 E. coli CFU/100ml). It is known that survival of E. coli in aquatic environments is dependent on nutrient levels, turbidity, sedimentation, pH level, predation, microbial community composition, temperature, and solar radiation. Low water depth and clear water with poor nutrient level in Enan and Handölan, tributaries to Indalsälven, are believed to cause solar radiation to be the main driver for inactivation of E. coli. Inactivation behaviour of indicator bacteria for faecal contamination such as E. col, is assumed to reflect on other bacteria that were excreted in the same way. The objective of the research was to investigate to which extent river color and river depth under the influence of sunlight affected E. coli inactivation in pristine like conditions such as the upper catchment area of Indalsälven. In this study, conditions from the research area were mimicked in 4 laboratory experiments. Results showed that neither 10 nor 35µW/cm2 led to additional inactivation due to sunlight. In a following experiment the liquid depth was reduced, with as a result that the inactivation of bacteria started to be influenced by sunlight when the depth was reduced to 14.4cm or lower. A fourth experiment was conducted at 14.4cm depth and additional color concentration 50 and 100 mg/l Pt. Results indicated that inactivation influenced by sunlight was reduced at color level 50 or more to a level that was equal to no sunlight radiation. A median depth of 0.2 cm and median color level of 15 mg/l Pt in the catchment area of Indalsälven suggests that inactivation of E. coli is very likely influenced by the sun, upstream the measuring point Enkroken and at points where the river is as shallow 14.4cm or less. Sunlight radiation might be underestimated in the conducted laboratory experiments, therefore continuous on-site research is suggested. / <p>2022-06-19</p>

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