Blar i Master's theses (IMV) på tittel
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Comparative environmental performance of small scale wastewater treatment systems in Norway : a life cycle analysis
(Master thesis, 2017)Globally, the development of wastewater treatment systems evolved in order to treat wastewater so as to mitigate and reduce the public health issues as well as environmental impacts resulting from the discharge of untreated ... -
Comparative Environmental Performance of small scale wastewater treatment systems in Norway-A Life Cycle Analysis
(Master thesis, 2017-05-23)ABSTRACT Globally, the development of wastewater treatment systems evolved in order to treat wastewater so as to mitigate and reduce the public health issues as well as environmental impacts resulting from the discharge ... -
Concentration of trace and major elements in mountainous grasslands of Bosnia and Herzegovina in relation to soil properties and plant species
(Master thesis, 2015-11-06)Many grazing animals are solely or mostly dependent for their dietary needs and essential minerals on the forage available, either in its natural state or conserved as hay or silage. A soil and plant survey was carried out ... -
Contaminated soil : waste today, resource tomorrow? : coupling hydraulic conductivity and leachability in soil characterization : a lab based study
(Master thesis, 2019)Tons of surplus contaminated soil from construction projects are landfilled as waste every year. Lack of appropriate methods to assess and evaluate the leaching and spreading of contaminants from soil prevents a comprehensive ... -
Desalination of groundwater by solar stills : field trials in Afghanistan
(Master thesis, 2014-11-03)Lack of clean drinking water is amongst the leading problems in Afghanistan, especially in form of salinity, being amongst the main concerns. As an attempt to find sustainable solutions, low cost solar stills were designed ... -
Determination of trace elements in ground drinking water in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)Drinking water is essential for life. However, unless standard quality of drinking water is maintained, water can be associated with health risks. The present study was conducted to determine primarily inorganic elements ... -
Determining a critical phosphorus dilution curve for spring wheat
(Master thesis, 2017-04-01)Phosphorus (P) fertilizer is an important input for crop production. Phosphorus deficit limits crop productivity, while excess use creates environmental problems and depletes limited phosphate reserves. Therefore, the use ... -
Development of water quality in Lake Brønnerødtjern : studied by paleolimnological methods, with special focus on heavy metals
(Master thesis, 2020)Lake Brønnerødtjern is a freshwater lake located in Våler municipality in Viken county, city of Moss. It belongs to the Mossevassdraget water courses which is a part of the Vansjø watershed. This thesis aims to reconstruct ... -
«Don't feed Kea» : perceptions of feeding Kea (Nestor Notabilis) amongst visitors to Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
(Master thesis, 2017)The population status of Kea (Nestor Notabilis) was in 2017 changed from Vulnerable to Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species after a rapid decline of 50-80% in the last three generations. Feeding of Kea is ... -
Economic and environmental impacts of reprocessing household plastic waste at Øra, compared to transport and reprocessing in Germany
(Master thesis, 2018)Since the early 19-hundreds, plastics have been a valuable product for humans. Production has expanded throughout decades, leading to increased volumes of plastic waste. Insufficient treatment of plastic waste leads to ... -
Effekten av pH på endring av urans tilstandsformer og toksisitet mot C. elegans
(Master thesis, 2014-09-24)Uran er et radioaktivt grunnstoff som kan opptre som en miljøgift. Antropogene kilder omfatter lekkasje fra urangruver og kjernekraftverk, forbrenning av petroleumsbasert drivstoff (som kull) og produksjon av og bruk av ... -
Efficiency of chitosan and alginate compared with a chemical precipitating agent in treating drilling fluids produced from road construction : a laboratory experiment
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)Water used by different machines in the road construction phase, has to be purified in accordance with limitations in the discharge permit, set by the county governor. One of the main parameters set in this permit is ... -
Environmental performance evaluation of decentralised wastewater treatment systems using life cycle analysis
(Master thesis, 2017-03-23)Proper management of wastewater is a challenge for the cities in developing countries. The discharges of untreated wastewater into the urban rivers have huge impacts on public health as well as entire ecosystem of the ... -
Episodiske edringer i vannkjemi i et leirpåvirket vassdrag
(Master thesis, 2016)Små, leirpåvirka nedbørsfelt kan bidra med store mengder partikler til resipienter. Disse leirpartiklene binder essensielle næringsstoffer som fosfor og nitrogen, og kan være opphav til en eutrofiering og tilslamming ... -
Evaluation of restoration success for semi-natural and flower meadows in the Oslo municipality
(Master thesis, 2019)While cities are often overlooked as targets for conservation, ecologists have argued that the urban environment is actually a good candidate for re-creating semi-natural meadows, since these nutrient-poor grasslands prefer ... -
Factors affecting optimal use of urine diverting pit latrines from a user perspective : a case study from Darechowk VDC, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-09-25)Almost half of the world’s population lack access to improved sanitation facilities. Thus, appropriate sanitation technologies are urgently needed. Nepal inhabits a large population without access to any sanitation ... -
Fertilization strategies for peas (Pisum sativum L.) in a growing medium simulating Mars regolith
(Master thesis, 2020)In 2011, Andy Weir published the thought-provoking novel “The Martian”, in which a fictional astronaut, Mark Whatney gets left behind on Mars where in order to survive, he must find a way to grow food. As of March 2020, ... -
Forekomst av avvik ved bilvegslager : årsaker og utviklingsmuligheter
(Master thesis, 2018)Transportkostnadene for tømmerindustrien i Norge er gjennomsnittlig på 70 til 71 kr per tonn, disse kostnadene utgjorde for AT Skog SA 60,5 millioner kr i 2017, noe som var en økning fra året før. Det er grunn til å tro ... -
Forsøk med ulike jordløsningsmetoder til korn på jord med dårlig plantevekst i Rakkestad og Nannestad : virkning på jordfysiske egenskaper, kornavling og trekkraftbehov
(Master thesis, 2016-07-13)Jordpakking er sett på som et problem og regnes som en av grunnene til at avlingsnivået har stagnert i norsk kornproduksjon. Jordløsning er et alternativ til å utbedre dette, men er omdiskutert fordi tidligere forsøk med ... -
Frå jord til bord : følgjer tungmetallet med i kornet? : om type jord, pH, organisk materiale og bindingsstyrke i jorda påverkar opptaket av As, Cd, Ni, Pb og U i korn
(Master thesis, 2017)Somme jordbruksområde inneheld mykje alunskifer, ein bergart som gjev opphav til fruktbart jordsmonn, men det har høgare tungmetallkonsentrasjonar enn andre jordsmonn. Tungmetall kan vere skadelege for menneske, til dømes ...