Effects of global warming on floods and droughts and related water quality of rivers

This review focuses on the effect of global warming on droughts, rainstorms and floods and related water quality of rivers. Relations of temperature, rainstorms and river discharges with water quality variables like water temperature, chemical concentrations and microbiological activity are discussed. Examples out of literature are given, mainly...

Zoute wateren EcotopenStelsel (ZES.1) / A Dutch Ecotope System for Coastal Water (ZES.1)

THIS ENTRY CONTAINS BOTH A DUTCH AND ENGLISH VERSION OF THE REPORT. SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ENGLISH SUMMARY. SAMENVATTING Het Zoute wateren EcotopenStelsel (ZES.1) is een instrument waarmee het potentiële voorkomen van habitats van de bodem van brakke en zoute Rijkswateren in kaart kan worden gebracht, voorspeld kan worden en vergeleken kan worden...

Water quality management in the Netherlands: Contribution to the Dutch-Japanese workshops on the treatment of municipal waste water

This paper describes water management in the Netherlands with an emphasis on water quality aspects. First some features of the country are presented, underlining the importance of water and indicating the need for international cooperation on water quality matters. In the third paragraph, the water management structure is discussed, such as...

Hydraulic rams, a consumer guide

This report is the result of a project, called "comparative tests on commercial and newly designed waterrams", carried out by the Delft University of Technology and the Foundation of Dutch Volunteers in Rwanda. The aim of this project was twofold: - to test new, and cheap (i.e. locally constructable and maintainable) types of hydraulic rams, -...