Browse by Topic - Water and water resources

This collection contains 227 papers presented at the International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology, held in Shanghai, China, October 18-21, 2009.

This report contains 32 selected papers that address a broad range of topics connected to sustainable stormwater management using the Low Impact Development (LID) technology.

Robert Grace offers practical guidance for the construction of marine outfalls to carry treated wastewater from land to sea, along with detailed case studies that describe the particular challenges accompanying a construction project at sea.

This report provides the current status of synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, as well as the environmental effects of nanotechnology.

Jacob Odgaard provides a complete guide to help engineers determine when submerged vanes would be an effective design solution for problems associated with sedimentation and river training and how the vanes should be planned and installed.

This report collects the latest information on recent trends in the bioconversion of sludge to value-added products such as biopesticides, biosurfactants, enzymes, bioplastics, and biofertilizers/bioflocculants.

This report examines the impact of technology on water resource planning and management—both historically and into the future.

This report describes in detail a new rigorous and systematic verification and validation process for computational models for simulating free surface flows.

This collection contains 663 papers presented at the 2009 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, held in Kansas City, Missouri, May 17-21, 2009.

This report discusses the various natural processes for the attenuation and degradation of hazardous compounds and considers the application of these processes within inexpensive natural systems.