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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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Preface; Chapter 1; The Role of Levees in Flood Disaster Protection and the FEMA Accreditation Process; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Benefits of Levees; 3. Levees and National Flood Insurance Program; 4. Levee Certification and FEMA Accreditation; 5. Levee Decertification (Revoking Certification); 6. Levee Analyses and Certification Requirements; 6.1. General Criteria; 6.1.1. Levee Inspection; 6.1.2. Hydrologic Analysis; 6.1.3. Hydraulic Analysis; 6.1.4. Scour Analysis and Embankment Protection; 6.1.5. Geotechnical Analysis; 6.2. Design Criteria; 6.2.1. Freeboard; 6.2.2. Closures |
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6.2.3. Embankment Protection6.2.4. Embankment and Foundation Stability; 6.2.5. Settlement; 6.2.6. Interior Drainage; 6.2.7. Other Design Criteria; 6.3. Operations Plans and Criteria; 6.3.1. Closures; 6.3.2. Interior Drainage Systems; 6.3.3. Other Operation Plans and Criteria; 6.4. Maintenance Plans and Criteria; 6.5. Certification Requirements; 6.5.1. Certification Package; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; Flood-Control Levees on River Deltas: What We Have Learned from the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Experience; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Levees and Other Flood-Control Facilities |
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3. Mississippi River Levee System3.1. Mississippi River Delta; 3.2. The Mississippi River Levee System and Impact on Mississippi River Delta; 4. New Orleans Levee System; 4.1. Flood-Protection in New Orleans; 4.2. Hurricane Katrina and Levee Failures; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 3; Wastewater Treatment by Microbial Fuel Cells: The Latest Research, Development, Locks and Ways to Follow (for the Future); Abstract; 1. Microbial Fuel Cell; 1.1. Working Principle of MFC; Oxidation Reaction (Anode); Reduction Reactions (Cathode) |
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1.2. Electrochemical Reaction Microbial Catalyst1.3. Mechanisms of Electrons Transfer; 2. Wastewater Treatment Using MFC; 2.1. Organic Matter Removal; 2.2. Phosphorus Removal and Recovery; 2.3. Nitrogen Removal; 2.4. Sulfate Removal; 2.5. Heavy Metal Recovery; 3. Performance Affecting Wastewater Treatment by Microbial Fuel Cells; 3.1. Hydraulic Retention Time; 3.2. Effect of Operating pH; 3.3. Temperature; 3.4. Wastewater Conductivity; 3.5. Effect of Electrode Materials; Challenge and Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 |
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Low-Pressure Reverse Osmosis for Boron Elimination in Seawater Desalination: Analysis of Concentration Polarization and Degree of Rejection of Boric Acid, Borates and Monovalent IonsAbstract; Symbols and Abbreviations; Indexes; 1. Introduction (Boron in Seawater. Processes for Boron Removal in Seawater Desalination. Limitations of the Existing Methods of Process Analysis); 2. Mathematical Assumptions and Physical Premises of the Model; 2.1. Physical Behavior and Governing Equation; 2.2. Auxiliary Dimensionless Variables; 3. Modeling |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental degradation. |
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Pollution.
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Pollution. |
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Environmental quality.
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Environmental quality. |
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Environmental protection.
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Environmental protection. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Daniels, Justin A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781536118902 (electronic book) |
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1536118907 (electronic book) |
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9781536118612 |
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