Alley investigates ethno-semantic, discursive, and institutional data to flesh out the interplay between religious, scientific, and official discourses about the river Ganga. Using a new outward layering methodology, she points out that anthropological analysis must separate the…
Enteric Viruses in Aquatic Environments
In the years 1991 and 1992 combined vertical electric (VES) and electromagnetic (EM) soundings, complemented by chemical analyses of borehole water samples, were made with the ahn of detecting and mapping saline-fresh water interfaces in coastal and estuarine sediments. Two coas…
The thesis examines control and eradication of Guinea worm in West Africa and investigates factors, especially water supply, related to the incidence of Guinea worm. The study was carried out in North Zou, Benin between 1987 and 1990 and in Nigeria between 1989 and 1993 during w…
This thesis covers work carried out on algae bioreactors as a tertiary treatment process for wastewater treatment. The process was primarily assessed by the removal of Phosphorus and Nitrogen as an alternative to chemical and bacterial removal. Algal bioreactors would have the a…
Recent evidence suggests that molluscs may be sensitive to the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in a similar manner to vertebrates, such as fish. Despite this (with the exception of TBT-induced imposex in marine gastropods), molluscs have been largely overlooked …
In spite of the development of management practices in the worldwide to find the way into reducing and control of water pollution, very little known about the effectiveness of this process in Libya. The recent increase in water pollution in Benghazi creates an urgent need for ma…
Starting with sludge and scum characterization, this practical guide provides least cost methods of improving sludge quality, options for beneficial reuse, the costs of implementing those options, and case studies of sludge reuse programs around the country. From the pitfalls of…
