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monografia Rebiun21469889 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun21469889 m o d cr cnu|||unuuu 170608t20172017nyu ob 001 0 eng d 9781536118902 1536118907 9781536118612 UPVA 998802908503706 UAM 991008082640504211 NT eng pn NT EBLCP NT OCLCF OCLCA UNAV 577.072 23 Advances in environmental research. Volume 56 Justin A. Daniels, editor New York Nova Science Publishers, Inc. [2017] New York New York Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 1 recurso electrónico 1 recurso electrónico EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice 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 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 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) 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 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 Forma de acceso: World Wide Web Daniels, Justin A.