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Les bioréacteurs permettent d’effectuer un traitement biologique des eaux usées grâce aux boues biologiques. Les boues sont des agrégats formés par des microorganismes inclus dans une matrice extracellulaire (MEC). La MEC, formée d’une fraction organique et minérale, est considérée comme la « maison » du biofilm. L’étude de la MEC nécessite son extraction des boues. Nous avons analysé l’impact de la méthode d’extraction sur les PEC (polymères extracellulaires) issues de différentes boues biologiques par chromatographie d’exclusion stérique (HPSEC) couplée à une détection UV. L’impact de la méthode d’extraction sur la fraction minérale des MEC issues de boues activées a aussi été mis en évidence. La microscopie électronique à balayage a montré la présence d’une fraction minérale particulaire. Nous avons ensuite caractérisé la fraction protéique et substances humiques like des PEC par HPSEC couplée la fluorimètrie. Cette méthode départage les protéines-like (large gamme de masse moléculaire (MM)) des substances humiques-like (MM
Author: Rao Y. Surampalli Publisher: ASCE Publications ISBN: 9780784407417 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 585
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Annotation "Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment provides state-of-the-art information on the application of innovative technologies for water and wastewater treatment with an emphasis on the scientific principles for pollutant or pathogen removal. Described in detail are the practice and principles of wastewater treatment on topics such as: global warming, sustainable development, nutrient removal, bioplastics production, biosolid digestion and composting, pathogen reduction, metal leaching, secondary clarifiers, surface and subsurface constructed wetland, and wastewater reclamation. Environmental engineers and scientists involved in the practice of environmental engineering will benefit from the basic principles to innovation technologies application."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Author: R. D. Tyagi Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers ISBN: 9780784410516 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 344
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Stricter regulations in many countries are increasing interest in sludge management processes which promote sustainability. Engineers and scientists are looking for viable options for resource management through the creation of value added-products from wastewater sludge. The ASCE's Technical Committee on Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management identified the need to collect and present the latest information on recent trends in the bioconversion of sludge to value-added products like biopesticides, biosurfactants, enzymes, bioplastics, and biofertilizers/bioflocculants. The committee envisioned an easy-to-read book to serve as a reference for practicing professionals and as a textbook in undergraduate or graduate courses. Sustainable Sludge Management: Production of Value-Added Products offers an examination of wastewater sludge characteristics; a road to sustainability by converting sludge into value-added products; and detailed information on the various types of value-added products being created from sludge. This book will be valuable to undergraduate and graduate students in environmental engineering, educators, researchers, practicing engineers and scientists.
Author: World Bank Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 0821385631 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 114
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This report provides the most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of Iraqi income and expenditure in several decades. The report makes extensive use of the Iraq Household Socio-Economic Survey, the first nationwide income and expenditure survey since 1988. IHSES data is complemented income and expenditure data from a wide range of other measures of living standards, allowing us to analyze living standards in a holistic way. The analysis presented here was performed with two main goals first, to inform the Government s Poverty Reduction Strategy; and second, to serve as a baseline for future assessments of changes in living standards and the identification of critical issues for deeper examination. Iraqi living standards have two unusual characteristics. First, they have fallen over the past generation. Second, they feature surprisingly little inequality. These characteristics are both rooted in Iraq s recent history of authoritarian government, war, military occupation, insurgency, and civil strife leading to infrastructure destruction and population displacement. There have been few opportunities for individuals to prosper from professional or entrepreneurial activities. Decades of neglected investment have resulted in deterioration of social services and economic infrastructure. Consequently, individuals have lacked capabilities to prosper and an investment climate conducive to prosperity. School enrollment and life expectancy have declined. Extremely low returns to education reflect the combination of poor educational quality and lack of employment opportunities. In terms of economic infrastructure, access to reliable electricity and water, and even access to paved roads are low, are further reflections of decades of neglect. While the upper end of the distribution has been pulled down by a lack of opportunities, the lower end has been supported by direct government provision of food. The Public Distribution System (PDS) provides 85 percent of food needs. While PDS has been useful as a safety net for the poor and the vulnerable, the system is expensive, inefficient, and fiscally risky. Indeed, PDS food rations account for a far greater share of public spending than does education or health. Going forward, Iraq faces two main challenges. First, although Iraq does not have to develop from scratch, it faces a formidable challenge in re-development. Second, a shift by the Government is required from direct provision of basic subsistence toward investment in human capacities. The Government can provide an enabling environment through investments in economic infrastructure and services to business and citizens, thus allowing the population to make productive use of education and their own labor. Both challenges are now being taken up by the Poverty Reduction Strategy, which articulates a detailed set of required actions and outlines priorities for government spending.
Author: Christine Parent Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 354030326X Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 475
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From environmental management to land planning and geo-marketing, the number of application domains that may greatly benefit from using data enriched with spatio-temporal features is expanding very rapidly. This book shows that a conceptual design approach for spatio-temporal databases is both feasible and easy to apprehend. While providing a firm basis through extensive discussion of traditional data modeling concepts, the major focus of the book is on modeling spatial and temporal information.
Author: Perry Eugene Howard Publisher: ISBN: Category : Fertilizer industry Languages : en Pages : 26
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In this publication is given a brief description of the production of commercial fertilizer. It is believed that this description, which complex technical discussion and statistics are avoided, will be of use to students, as well as farmers and gardeners.
Author: Isabelle Bourven
Author: Rao Y. Surampalli
Author: R. D. Tyagi
Author: William R. Evitt
Author: World Bank
Author: Christine Parent
Author: Jean Cuvillier
Author: Canada. Patent Office
Author: Perry Eugene Howard
Author: Water Pollution Control Federation. Subcommittee on Sludge Dewatering