Search results for "Pluvial"
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Derivation of rainfall thresholds for pluvial flood risk warning in urbanised areas
2016
In the recent past throughout the Mediterranean area, many extreme events such as floods, debris flows and landslides occurred. Mediterranean ephemeral streams have specific features compared to other river systems; their basins are small and highly torrential and may generate flash-floods (Camarasa-Belmonte & Soriano-Garcia, 2012). Moreover, the rapid transformation processes of urban areas induced the increase of catchment imperviousness and the derived increase of surface runoff generated during rainfall events. However, flooding events in urban areas occur quite frequently as a consequence of rain events of lower intensity than the design one, even in case of correct network dimensionin…
A paradigm of extreme rainfall pluvial floods in complex urban areas: the flood event of 15 July 2020 in Palermo (Italy)
2021
Abstract. In the last few years, some regions of the Mediterranean area have witnessed a progressive increase in extreme events, such as urban and flash floods, as a response to the increasingly frequent and severe extreme rainfall events, which are often exacerbated by the ever-growing urbanization. In such a context, the urban drainage systems may not be sufficient to convey the rainwater, thus increasing the risk deriving from the occurrence of such events. This study focuses on a particularly intense urban flood that occurred in Palermo (Italy) on 15 July 2020; it represents a typical pluvial flood due to extreme rainfall on a complex urban area that many cities have experienced in rece…
Filtration of Nordic recirculating aquaculture system wastewater: Effects on microalgal growth, nutrient removal, and nutritional value
2021
Abstract Microalgal bioremediation of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) wastewater represents an alternative for wastewater treatment with the potential to generate valuable biomass. This study evaluated the effects of removing biological contamination and suspended solids from Nordic area RAS wastewater through filtration with 0.45 μm filters on the performance and nutritional value of microalgae. All three tested green microalgae (Haematococcus pluvialis, Monoraphidium griffithii, and Selenastrum sp.) were able to grow in raw (unfiltered) and filtered RAS wastewater. Cultivation in raw RAS wastewater decreased the ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acid content of H. pluvialis as compared to filtered…
Soil Bacterial Community Along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Sumaco, a Stratovolcano in the Amazon Region
2022
Our study is a pioneering exploration of the microbiome in the soil of the Sumaco stratovolcano and an assessment of the effects of an elevational gradient and related physicochemical soil parameters on richness and community structure. The Sumaco, as an isolated Amazonian stratovolcano, may be among one of the least studied ecosystems in Ecuador and perhaps the Amazon region. Universal patterns remain unresolved or available information inconclusive to establish a supported consensus on general governing processes by which elevation and its associated environmental gradients may determine the microbial richness and community structure. We tested a recent proposal on how microbial diversity…
Vulnérabilité des infrastructures urbaines à l'érosion pluviale dans la ville de Bangui
2007
National audience; Le présent travail analyse l'impact de l'érosion pluviale sur les différentes infrastructures de la ville de Bangui. L'agressivité du climat, combinée à la topographie, à l'état de surface et l'évolution démographique constituent un facteur important de l'érosion hydrique contre lesquels les stratégies d'adaptation doivent se développer pour préserver les infrastructures urbaines dans une perspective de développement urbain durable. Pour apprécier la vulnérabilité des infrastructures à l'érosion pluviale, les données pluviométriques, morpho topographiques et démographiques ont été utilisées. Les méthodes d'analyses statistiques, d'évaluation des pertes de terre ont été ut…
Résumé des recherches sur les bioagresseurs du riz pluvial
2009
La recherche a été menée sur plusieurs fronts ces dernières campagnes pour la lutte durable contre les bioagresseurs du riz pluvial. Elle s'est orientée vers l'exploitation de la biodiversité des plantes et la recherche de systèmes de culture pour gérer les " vers blancs " ou " scarabées noirs " (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), les foreurs de tiges, la pyriculariose et le striga. Les résultats des essais réalisés avec le projet BVlac sur l'utilisation du champignon entomopathogène Metarhizium anisopliae ainsi que les résultats des essais menés avec l'ONG Tafa sur la lutte contre le striga dans différents systèmes de culture seront présentés par ailleurs. Nous rapporterons ici les recherchés mené…
Tehnoloģisko parametru ietekme uz mikroaļģu Haematococcus pluvialis un Desmodesmus communis kultivēšanu kolbās un laboratorijas mēroga fotobioreaktorā
2016
Mikroaļģu kultivēšana ir dabai draudzīgs process, no kura ir iespējams iegūt pigmentus, lipīdus un taukskābes plašam pielietojumam. Darba mērķis bija, atrast optimālos kultivēšanas parametrus, iegūt pēc iespējas lielāku biomasas iznākumu Haematococcus pluvialis celmiem kolbās un Desmodesmus communis celmam kolbās un laboratorijas mēroga fotobioreaktorā ar maisītāju. Darbs sastāv no trim daļām – H. pluvialis un D. communis kultivēšanas eksperimentiem laboratorijas kolbās un D. communis kultivēšanas eksperimentiem fotobioreaktorā ar maisītāju. Tika noteikts, ka piemērotākā barotne mikroaļģu H. pluvialis CCAC-0125 un CCAP-34/6 celmu kultivēšanai ir BG11, un augstākus biomasas un astaksantīna k…
Efficiency of Daphnia magna in removal of green microalgae cultivated in Nordic recirculating aquaculture system wastewater
2020
The increase of global aquaculture production has boosted the development of recirculating aquaculture systems not only because they reduce water use but also provide opportunities for waste management and the use of released nutrients. The dissolved nutrients can be efficiently removed from recirculating aquaculture system wastewater by microalgae, and microalgae can be harvested from the wastewater with low costs by zooplankton such as Daphnia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using microalgae and Daphnia for bioremediation of recirculating aquaculture system wastewater in Nordic conditions. We evaluated the growth and filtration efficiency of the waterflea Dap…
Efficienza idrologico-idraulica di pavimentazioni semi-permeabili per il controllo degli allagamenti pluviali
2021
La sostenibilità del binomio “acqua – città” è uno spunto interessante di discussione e confronto nell’ambito delle diverse discipline che affrontano il tema dell’ambiente urbano, delle sue continue trasformazioni, e della necessità di resilienza agli allagamenti. Le soluzioni tecniche e tecnologiche oggi a disposizione di chi si occupa di queste problematiche, per affrontare il tema di un rapporto sostenibile tra l’acqua e l’ambiente urbano sono molteplici, alcune tradizionali e di consolidata esperienza, altre innovative e di più recente applicazione sul campo. L’urbanizzazione influisce negativamente sulla formazione e propagazione dei deflussi; nelle aree urbanizzate i rapidi processi d…
Drainage inlets efficiency and its impact on pluvial flooding hazard evaluation uncertainty
2014
Flooding events in urban areas occur quite frequently as a consequence of rain events of lower intensity than the design one, even in case of correct network dimensioning. Inlets are in those cases the critical nodes, and efficient drainage is only ensured when care is taken on their appropriate design and positioning within the pluvial flood-prone areas. Classical approach for design and position of these hydraulic structures can result in high level of uncertainty in defining properly risk levels in urban areas. Further, evaluation of flood hazard in urban areas is made even more difficult if one considers that pluvial flooding can be caused by storm events characterised by a low return t…