Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (215 p.)
Disciplina	630.915/4
Altri autori (Persone)	DegenovineKara M
Collana	Environmental science, engineering and technology
Soggetto topico	Arid regions Arid regions agriculture Groundwater - Arid regions
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61761-541-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453034803321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (215 p.)
Disciplina	630.915/4
Altri autori (Persone)	DegenovineKara M
Collana	Environmental science, engineering and technology
Soggetto topico	Arid regions Arid regions agriculture Groundwater - Arid regions
ISBN	1-61761-541-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The Semi-Arid Environment of the El Melah Lagoon (Ne Tunisia)--Closing Evolution to a Future Sabkha / M. Isabel Prudêncio, Francisco Ruiz, M. Isabel Dias, EmilioGalán, João Carlos Waerenborgh, Manuel Abadand Isabel González -- Limiting Factors and Strategies for Improving Reproductive Outputs of Small Ruminants Reared in Semi-Arid Environments / A. Gonzalez-Bulnes, C.A. Meza-Herrera, M. Rekik, H. Ben Salemand RT Kridli -- Crop Residue Contribution to N Fertilization under Long Term No-Till Systems in the Central Semi-Arid Region of Argentina / Noelia Casado-Murillo and Adriana Abril -- Cyanobacterial Soil Crusts : Analysing Resilience in Kalahari Sand Soils / D. M. Mager -- Semi-Arid Vegetation in Brazil : Biodiversity, Impacts and Management / Marcela C. Pagano and Francisca S. Araújo -- Small Hill Dams' Practice in Tunisia : Design and Planning / Slaheddine Khlifi -- Influence of Climate Change on Damages to Fruit Trees Produced by Frost Temperatures at Spanish Semi-Arid Region of Murcia / A. Saa Requejo, R. García Moreno, M.C. Díaz Álvarez, F. Burgaz Moreno and A.M. Tarquis -- Fragments of Caatinga in the Sub-Basin of Rio Bodocongó : A Conservation Study in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Tropics / Dilma Maria de Brito Melo Trovão, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, José Dantas Neto, Pedro Dantas Fernandes and Leonaldo Alves de Andrade -- Effects of Small Hill Dams on Farming Systems : Bizerte Region -Tunisia / Mehrez Ameur, Nadhem Mtimetand Slaheddine Khlifi -- Semi-Arid Zone Afforestation in Northern Israel : A Review / Paul Ginsberg and Nir Atzmon.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910816365703321

Autore	Glover Kent C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cheyenne, Wyo. : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 1984
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (v, 55 pages) : illustrations
Collana	Water-resources investigations report
Soggetto topico	Ephemeral streams - Computer simulation Water - Storage - Computer simulation Reservoirs - Computer simulation Streamflow - Computer simulation Arid regions Ephemeral streams Water - Storage
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910713806703321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (811 pages)
Disciplina	628.109154
Collana	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
Soggetto topico	Water-supply Arid regions
ISBN	3-030-76081-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- About the Conference Steering Committee -- Conference Chair -- Conference Co-chairs -- Special Advisors -- Publications Co-chair -- Communications and Outreach Co-chair -- Sponsorships Co-chair -- Preface -- About the Conference -- Goals and Objectives -- Specific Aims -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Editors -- WATER: Groundwater Studies -- 1 Modeling the Effect of the Pumping Variations on the Groundwater Quality in the Semiarid Aquifers -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area Description -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Modeling Technique -- 3.2 Data Collection -- 3.3 Model Building -- 3.4 Performance Evaluation -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusion(s) -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Temporal Groundwater Level Prediction Using Multivariate Geostatistics: A Case Study from Sfax Superficial Aquifer (Tunisia) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Groundwater Level Datasets -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Result and Discussion -- 6 Conclusion(s) -- References -- 4 Integration of Electromagnetic Method and Resistivity Depth Sounding in the Evaluation of Groundwater Potentials of Araromi Phases 1 and 2, Akungba-Akoko, Southwestern Nigeria -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion(s) -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix -- References -- 5 Contribution to the Study of Fluoride Ion Concentrations in Groundwater and Its Impact on the Desert Areas of Southeastern Algeria -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion and Recommendation -- References. 6 Groundwater Stability Assessment with Geospatial Modeling Using GIS: A Case Study of Illizi Town, Algeria -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7 Efficiency Assessment of AHP and Fuzzy AHP in Suitability Mapping for Artificial Recharging (Case Study: South of Kashan Basin, Isfahan, Iran) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- WATER: Water Quality -- 8 Statistical Methods for the Evaluation of Water Quality -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Exploratory Data Analysis -- 2.1 Graphical Tools -- 2.1.1 Box-Whisker Plot -- 2.1.2 Histogram -- 2.1.3 Stem-and-Leaf (SL) Display -- 2.1.4 Probability Plot -- 2.1.5 Scatterplot -- 2.2 Univariate and Bivariate Descriptive Statistics -- 2.2.1 Univariate Descriptive Statistics -- Measures of Location -- Measures of Spread -- Measures of Symmetry -- Outliers and Data Transformation -- 2.2.2 Bivariate Descriptive Statistics -- Correlation -- Linear Regression -- 3 Multivariate Statistics -- 3.1 Principal Component Analysis -- 3.2 Cluster Analysis -- 3.3 Discriminant Analysis -- 4 Water Quality Index -- 5 Conclusion(s) -- References -- 9 Research on Innovative Materials and Technologies for Water Treatment and Water Desalination: A Conceptual Analysis from 1969 to 2019 -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology and Dataset -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion(s) -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 The Microbial and Physicochemical Analysis and Treatment of Groundwater of South Punjab, Pakistan -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Sample Collection -- 2.2 Microbial and Physicochemical Analysis -- 2.3 Construction of Robust Water Purification System -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References. 11 Removal of Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water Using Advanced Oxidation Processes -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Ozone Stock Solution -- 2.3 Simulated Qatar Water -- 2.4 Ozonation -- 2.5 Solid Phase Extraction -- 2.6 Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Effect of Ozone Dose -- 3.2 Effect of pH -- 3.3 Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide -- 3.4 Kinetic Evaluation -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Effect of Ozone Dose -- 4.2 Effect of pH -- 4.3 Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide -- 4.4 Kinetic Evaluation -- 5 Conclusion(s) -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 12 Microplastic Detection and Analysis in Water Samples -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 3 Results -- 4 Summary -- Acknowlegement -- References -- 13 Column Adsorption Studies of Phenolic Compounds on Nanoparticles Synthesized from Moroccan Phosphate Rock -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Adsorbent -- 2.2 Materials Characterization -- 2.3 Sorption Experiments -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion(s) -- References -- 14 Summary of Field Trial Results of the Treatment of Contaminated Water Using Non-fouling Super Hydrophilic Functionalized Ceramic Membranes -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Guatemala City Trials -- 3.2 Desalination Pre-treatment -- 3.3 Produced and Frac Flowback Water Trials -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 15 Preliminary Study for Phosphate Recovery from Starch Factory Wastewater Using Porous Aluminum -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Approach and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 16 Removal of Organic Compounds from Olive Mill Wastewater by Flotation-Anaerobic-Aerobic Processes and Lime Treatment -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Oil Extraction Process -- 2.2 OMW Samples. 2.3 Treatment Procedure -- 2.4 Analytical Methods -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 OMW Characterization After flotation-Anaerobic-Aerobic Treatment -- 4.2 Lime Treatment -- 5 Conclusion(s) -- References -- 17 Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Appropriate Agriculture Use in Jordan -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Multi-stage Vertical Filter (ECO-2) -- 2.2 Recirculating Vertical Filter (ECO-1)-Wetland2 -- 2.3 Modified Septic Tanks -- 2.4 Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) -- 2.5 Sludge Treatment Unit -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Performance of Various Pilot Plants at Fuhies -- 3.2 Nitrogen Transformations/Elimination -- 3.3 TSS Reduction -- 3.4 Microbial Analysis -- 4 Conclusion(s) -- Acknowledgements -- References -- WATER: Advances in Desalination -- 18 Study of Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Processes of Seawater by Laâyoune Desalination Plant Under Desert Climate Southern Morocco -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Geographic Laâyoune Desalination Plant -- 2.2 Laâyoune Desalination Plant -- 2.2.1 Osmosis Systems -- 2.2.2 Re-mineralization Station -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Hydrometric Titer -- 3.2 Alkali Metric Titer (TAC) -- 3.3 Turbidity -- 3.4 Sulfate (SO42−) -- 3.5 Chloride -- 3.6 Electrical Conductivity (CE) -- 3.7 Calcium (Ca2+) -- 3.8 Boron (B) -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 19 Water Desalination for Environment-Friendly Cities Using Clean and Green Renewable Energy-Based Processes -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Design of the SMCEC Desalination Process -- 3 Optimization of the Designed Desalination Unit -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 20 The Prototype Development of Cost-Effective Water Purification System for Remote Areas and Its Efficiency Against Heavy Metals -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods. 2.1 Study Site -- 2.2 Sample Collection -- 2.3 Construction of Water Purification Prototype -- 2.4 Heavy Metal Analysis -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 21 Emulsion Transport Through Graphene Oxide Modified Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membranes -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Methods -- 2.2.1 HD-SDS-W Emulsion Preparation -- 2.2.2 GO Membrane Modification -- 2.2.3 Membrane Operation -- 2.2.4 Characterization -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Emulsion Characterization -- 3.2 Surface Wettability -- 3.3 Unwetted 7.5 nm GO-PVDF Membrane Surface Chemistry -- 3.4 Membrane Fouling -- 3.5 Emulsion Transport -- 3.6 Possible Factors Influencing the Performance of Modified Membranes -- 3.6.1 Impeller Movement -- 3.6.2 Humidity and Aging -- 4 Conclusion(s) -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 22 Experimental Study of Solar Water Desalination Using Evaporative Cooling (ICSEWEN19) -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 23 Heat Transfer Performance of Falling Film Evaporators Used in Multi-effect Desalination (MED) Plants -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Heat Transfer Coefficient Correlations -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 24 Recent Advances in the Physical Methods to Combat Membrane Fouling: An Emphasis on the Periodic Feed Pressure Technique -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Periodic Pressure Field Technique -- 4 CFD Model and Computational Framework -- 5 CFD Scenarios' Studies: Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Scenario One: Oil Droplets Freely in the Stream -- 5.2 Scenario Two: Droplet Pinning at the membrane's Pore -- 5.3 Scenario Three: Oil Droplet Rejection -- 5.4 Scenario Four: Oil Droplet Permeation. 5.5 Scenario Five: Oil Droplet Breakup.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910564680303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1927
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (6 pages)
Altri autori (Persone)	StanfieldRobert Nelson <1877-1945> (Republican (OR))
Collana	Senate report / 69th Congress, 2nd session. Senate [United States congressional serial set]
Soggetto topico	Deserts Arid regions Drainage Homestead law Improvements (Law) Land tenure Land grants Land titles Legislative amendments Mineral lands Mining claims Petroleum reserves Public land sales Residence requirements School lands
Soggetto genere / forma	Legislative materials.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910716450603321