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Modeling Passive Solar Distillation In Las Vegas, Nv, Noe I. Santos
Modeling Passive Solar Distillation In Las Vegas, Nv, Noe I. Santos
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Project Background
• Many rural areas on the planet do not have easy access to clean water!
• Water distillation basins are capable of distilling water by using incident solar radiation to evaporate polluted water.
• Current thermodynamic models used to predict behavior require instantaneous data; requires the use of expensive equipment.
• Distillation basins are dependent on multiple meteorological variables: insolation, temperature, wind speed, cloud cover.
• Non‐linear behavior is difficult to predict for long term operations.
Impact Of Sludge Treatment Processes On Estrogen Concentration In Wastewater Sludge, Erica Marti
Impact Of Sludge Treatment Processes On Estrogen Concentration In Wastewater Sludge, Erica Marti
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Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), such as estrogen, are known to be present in the aquatic environment at concentrations that affect fish and other wildlife. For example, juvenile male fish exposed to estrogen will synthesize vitellogenin, which is a female-specific protein. Estrogen exposure is also linked to sex reversal, intersexuality, and inhibition of gonadal growth (Jobling et al., 1996).
Wastewater treatment plants are major contributors of EDCs into the environment. EDCs end up in wastewater as a result of natural excretion from the body or being washed off the skin. WWTPs are not designed to remove these substances. As a result, EDCs …