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Journal articles on the topic "Rainwater filtration"

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Khayan, Khayan, Adi Heru Husodo, Indwiani Astuti, Sudarmadji Sudarmadji, and Tjut Sugandawaty Djohan. "Rainwater as a Source of Drinking Water: Health Impacts and Rainwater Treatment." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2019 (July 11, 2019): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1760950.

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Rainwater is the main source of drinking water in tropical communities, especially in West Kalimantan. Air contamination causes rainwater to become acidic and cloudy and adds heavy metals such as Pb into rainwater. In addition to pollution, the way in which the rainwater is collected such as through zinc roofing also exposes the rainwater to heavy metals. The presence of Pb in rainwater will have an impact on the health of the community in the long run. The model of simple water treatment using filtration is needed to overcome this problem with the use of media available in the region. The media used are in the form of mollusk sand and activated carbon. In the end, the mollusk sand filtration model and activated carbon sorption were effectively used to filter polluted rainwater to be safe for consumption.
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Kang, Wei, and Hongxiang Chai. "Assessment of runoff treatment operations with combined rainwater treatment system in the old city zone." Water Supply 19, no. 8 (April 19, 2019): 2507–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2019.171.

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Abstract Considering the diversity of pollution degree in different underlying surfaces, and the great difficulty in construction and high economic cost for an existing built community in an older city zone, in order to rationally distribute the load carrying capacity of each treatment facility, a design concept of combined rainwater treatment system was put forward to treat vehicle lane rainwater, square rainwater, and roof rainwater. In this study, one older city zone in Guangming new district, north-western Shenzhen, China was selected to meet the combined treatment of vehicle lane rainwater and roof rainwater, and four typical rainfall events were selected to analyze the water quantity and water quality control effect of this combined rainwater treatment system under different rainfall intensity and rainfall duration. Results showed that under the treatment of initial treatment facility and biological filtration facility, the runoff volume of vehicle lane and roof were all controlled effectively, and the discharge amount of different pollutants was also reduced effectively although initial treatment facility and biological filtration facility could not effectively decrease pollutant concentration. Therefore, this combined treatment of vehicle lane rainwater and roof rainwater can provide reference for the popularization and application of different kinds of combined rainwater treatment systems.
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Cho, Hyeongrak, Jungwoo Jung, Jinsik Sohn, Sangho Lee, and Soo Kwon Chae. "Analysis of Filtration Characteristics of Submerged Microfiltration Membranes for Rainwater Filtration." Membrane Journal 24, no. 1 (February 27, 2014): 31–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2014.24.1.31.

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Kus, B., Jaya Kandasamy, S. Vigneswaran, H. K. Shon, and G. Moody. "Gravity driven membrane filtration system to improve the water quality in rainwater tanks." Water Supply 13, no. 2 (March 1, 2013): 479–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2013.046.

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The characterisation of rainwater in metropolitan Sydney and in rural New South Wales was undertaken. The results showed that factors such as the lack of vehicular traffic, air pollution and urban contamination meant that rural rainwater water quality was better. The rain water collected in both metropolitan and rural areas generally complied with the 2004 Australian Drinking Water Guidelines except for parameters such as the pH in both the metropolitan and rural rainwater tanks and the turbidity, and lead levels from the metropolitan tanks. This paper also reports the results of a laboratory and a pilot scale study with a deep bed filter (granular activated carbon, GAC) and microfiltration (MF) hollow fibre membrane filter system used to treat raw rainwater collected from a metropolitan rainwater tank. The results of the laboratory experiment and pilot scale systems focus on the non-compliant parameters of the sampling program, i.e. turbidity, lead and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). It was found that rainwater treated by the GAC filter removed the majority of the turbidity and organic substances. The treatment system reduced the concentration of turbidity, lead and DOC to below the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines limits. The pilot plant experiment demonstrated that a GAC filter system and gravity driven membrane could result in low cost and low maintenance operation.
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Arimawanti, Fransisca Widiana, Lucky Herawati, and F. X. Amanto Rahardjo. "Penggunaan Rangkaian Filtrasi FM2FV untuk Menurunkan Kadar Kekeruhan dan Coliform Air Hujan di RS Bethesda Yogyakarta Tahun 2012." Sanitasi: Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan 4, no. 4 (May 17, 2013): 151–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.29238/sanitasi.v4i4.782.

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Rainwater is one of the most potential sources for water supply which can be used for everydaypurposes, including in hospitals. Rainwater relatively has good quality, however, in the harvesting process, i.e. by collecting the water pouring from the roof, pollutants may be brought andaffecting the quality of the rainwater. Filtration by using multimedia filter and ultraviolet disinfection (FM2FV) prior to the use of rainwater is one effort that can be applied to tackle that problem.The study was held in Bethesda Hospital of Yogyakarta, and was aimed to know the influence ofthe use of the filtration series in decreasing turbidity and coliform by employing a pre-test posttest with control group designed experiment. The rainwater sample was collected by using integrated sampling method from five collection points, and the subsequent examination of turbidityand coliform were conducted in the Health Laboratory Office of Yogyakarta. Between each replications, in order to clean the filtration mediums, the series were washed before be used again.The results showed that after the data were tested by using multivariate anova (manova), it wasfound that the aggregated p value was <0.05, meaning that the filration process was significantin declining both the turbidity level and coliform number between the treatment and controlgroups. In the treatment group the turbidity and coliform decreased as much as 68,17 % and95,11 %, respectively.
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Nakada, Liane Yuri Kondo, and Rodrigo Braga Moruzzi. "Corn starch-based treatment improves rainwater quality." Water Supply 15, no. 6 (July 6, 2015): 1326–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2015.097.

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Rainwater harvesting can provide an alternative water source, which may demand little treatment, depending on the end use. Some starches have been used in water treatment as coagulant/flocculant/filtration aid, and might be applied as primary coagulant. Here, we show direct filtration with hydraulic rapid mixing, using 2–6 mg L−1 cationic corn starch as primary coagulant, considerably improves roof-harvested rainwater quality, achieving removal efficiencies of up to 71.7% of apparent colour, 78% of turbidity, 1.1 log-unit of total coliform, and 1.6 log-unit of Escherichia coli, meeting guidelines for turbidity, even for potable purposes. Cationic corn starch has proved to be a suitable primary coagulant when filtration is performed in a single-layer sand filter (coefficient of uniformity: 1.8, effective particle size: 0.52 mm), at hydraulic loading rate of 450 m day−1. However, a disinfection unit is required to meet an absence of faecal coliform.
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Sachoemar, Suhendar I., Ratu Siti Aliah, Har yanti, and Joko Prayitno Susanto. "HARVESTING AND USES OF RAIN WATER IN INDONESIA." INWASCON Technology Magazine 3 (February 4, 2021): 41–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.26480/itechmag.03.2021.41.49.

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As a tropical country, Indonesia has quite high rainfall reaching 2000-3000 mm per year in several areas. In general, rainwater utilization in Indonesia is used to support agricultural activities and meet household daily needs, especially drinking water. Methods of utilizing rainwater and processing in Indonesia use a variety of methods ranging from the simplest to the high technology. The manufacture of rainwater storage systems, infiltration wells and biopores are methods used for rainwater utilization and flood control for urban areas. As for the processing of rainwater into drinking water, many have used high technology such as filtration systems.
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Wei, Yan Jie, and Guo Yi Li. "Rainwater Treatment and Reuse in Harbor Yard." Advanced Materials Research 1065-1069 (December 2014): 2974–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1065-1069.2974.

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Coagulation-sedimentation and Filtration by fibre-ball were applied to treat rainwater collected in Harbor Yard. The optimum parameters of coagulation-sedimentation process were determined through experiment. The dosage of Polymeric aluminum chloride (PAC) was 35 mg/L, settling time was 30min, the mixtures were stirred for 1min under the rotational speed of 200~400 r/min, then stirred for 10 min at 90~120 r/min, and10 min at 40~60 r/min. While the optimum parameters of filtration by fibre-ball were also found, including filter speed of 15-30 m/h, Filtration clcle 60-100h, Pollutant Capacity of 9.5-18.3 kg/m3, combine washing by fresh water (flow of 25L/ (m2∙s)) and gas (flow of 40 L/ (m2∙s)) with washing time of 20min. All those parameters were utilized in a rainwater treatment project of coal container yard in Tianjin Harbor. The effluent quality could satisfy the demand of Water quality standard for urban miscellaneous water consumption, and the clear water after treatment was used for spraying coal and removing dust.
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Du, Xing, Jiongji Xu, Zhuoyu Mo, Yunlong Luo, Junhao Su, Jinxu Nie, Zhihong Wang, Lifan Liu, and Heng Liang. "The performance of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration for roofing rainwater reuse: Implications of roofing rainwater energy and rainwater purification." Science of The Total Environment 697 (December 2019): 134187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134187.

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Deng, Hai Yan, Wei Ping Wang, and Meng Bin. "Laboratory Experiments of Roofwater Treatment by Sand Column in Jinan." Applied Mechanics and Materials 361-363 (August 2013): 619–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.361-363.619.

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To satisfy the requirements of high speed, large volume and high water quality for fracture-karst aquifer recharge by roofwater, sand filtration column was designed. Lab experiment of roof rainwater treatment by sand column was conducted to study the effect of roof rainwater purification in Jinan as pretreatment for fracture-karst aquifer recharge. The results show that the sand filtration column is effective in removing pollutants in roof rainwater. The average removal rate of turbidity reaches 87%, and the average removal rate of suspended solids is above 70%; the sand column is also effective in removing chroma, volatile phenol, Pb and Zn to a certain degree. However, it has a poor effect in removing ammonia nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen. In addition, the removal of most pollutants such as turbidity, chroma and suspended solids mainly take palce in the upper layer, which needs to be replaced regularly.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Rainwater filtration"

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Adler, I. J. "Application of filtration and silver-ion based disinfection to purify rainwater for potable uses in rural communities of Mexico." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1421088/.

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With growing pressures on water supplies worldwide, rainwater harvesting (RWH) is increasingly seen as a viable option to provide drinking water to an expanding population. However, rooftop runoff is not without quality issues. Microbiological and chemical contamination have been detected in several studies, posing a health risk for consumers. This research explores the use of silver ions, combined with conventional filtration and settling mechanisms, as a safe and affordable treatment method that can be applied at a small scale. The systems were installed and tested in rural communities of San Miguel de Allende, a Mexican semi-arid region, throughout two different periods of fieldwork analyses. Lab-scale models were also implemented at UCL, in order to further refine the technology. Silver has been known for centuries to be a powerful disinfectant, with no known harmful effects to humans if applied in appropriate doses. However, implementation in small-scale rainwater harvesting systems has received little attention, possibly due to a general perception that it is complicated and/or expensive. The devices studied in this thesis are able to dose silver ions at a relatively low cost, avoiding the use of complex nano-materials. System performance is seen to be highly linked to source water conductivity and ionic strength, highlighting the importance of adapting the technology for the specific case of RWH. Total coliform elimination efficiencies of up to 99.9% are achieved in the field, with a marked exception where cross-contamination from external seepage occurs. Sites with relatively clean rooftops show an absence of total coliforms in the untreated runoff, compared with others where values as high as 1650 CFU/100 ml are recorded. Disinfection using an emerging technique for bacteriophage detection is investigated in the laboratory, indicating a capacity to inactivate viral particles. Technology adoption issues are also explored, particularly where increased contamination occurs due to insufficient stakeholder participation. Observations show that the silver ion dispensers themselves require little maintenance, while the other components of the system tend to pose more of a challenge.
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Book chapters on the topic "Rainwater filtration"

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Forbes, Hamish. "Cisterns and loutses in a traditional Peloponnesian village. Aspects of function, use and monumentality." In Going against the flow. Wells, cisterns and water in ancient Greece, 179–202. Editorial Committee of the Swedish Institutes at Athens, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.30549/actaath-8-23-09.

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This contribution focuses on rainwater harvesting facilities in the recent past in a traditional community on the Methana peninsula in the Peloponnese. Discussion of the basic requirements of rainwater harvesting systems, including water collection and filtration features, precedes an outline of the ethnographic situation. Some of the main elements of the system as described were dependent on industrial materials unavailable before the later 19th or 20th centuries. Possibly because of the requirements of skill, time and materials, cisterns were the first secular structures in the 19th century to be monumentalized with dates and personal initials. The subsequent discussion of the hygiene levels of rainwater harvested with traditional technologies incorporates a range of studies from around the world alongside practices used on Methana for collecting and filtering rainwater. The conclusion is that rainwater harvested in cisterns generally has higher levels of biological and other contaminants than is expected in the piped water of Western nations. Nevertheless, if the kinds of collection and filtration practices described on Methana are employed, cistern water can be considered safe to drink, and it generally contains significantly fewer microbial contaminants than water from streams, rivers and wells, which are the only water supply of many communities around the world.
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Zhang, Guozhen, Meng Liu, Zhifang Yue, Chao Zhang, and Hao Yang. "Researches on rainwater treatment in the northwest by biological filtration system." In Advances in Energy Equipment Science and Engineering, 769–73. CRC Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b19126-155.

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Hudzari Haji Razali, Mohd, Abdul Qudus Puteh, Alawi Haji Sulaiman, and Mohamad Hakim Mohamad Yatim. "Smart Rainwater Harvesting System for Sustainable Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage System." In Irrigation and Drainage - Recent Advances. IntechOpen, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104442.

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Nowadays the world population increases, so the demand for clean water is rising. Rain is the faster resource that can recharge compared to ground water. Rainwater harvesting system (RWHS) is one of the traditional and easiest ways of rising fresh water supplies. This system already implements by many countries in the world as a viable decentralized water source. Malaysia can be classified as a country with high annual rainfall and high consumption of domestic water. Malaysia is well and strategically positioned to harvest rainwater for both potable and non-potable uses. This research describes the collaborative and development affordable technology for capturing and retaining runoff starting from rooftop gutter until the tank storage using as a valuable source of water and recharge the percolation well and increase ground water level. The developed system consists of soil sensor, integrated water pump, Arduino controller and water tank harvesting with dynamic mechanical flushing technique which improving filtration method. The results show that the system can be efficiently used for small-scale drip irrigation especially in urbanization farming as nowadays scenario of agriculture demand. Hopefully, this can be helpful as a valuable water source in future.
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Konnov, Vasilii Ivanovich, Ekaterina Eduardovna Domashina, and Valeriia Aleksandrovna Emelianova. "Economic efficiency of gold mining and its impact on recreational areas in Transbaikalia." In The Influence of Creative Industries on the Russian Economy: Service, Hospitality, Advertising and Others, 29–53. Publishing house Sreda, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31483/r-101179.

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The paper considers the problem of preserving water quality of rivers, in the channel and floodplain part of which gold deposits are developed by open-pit mining. As a result of the study we have developed the simplest engineering solutions for the design of environmental hydraulic structures. Designs of these structures were implemented in the project of Korolevskoye alluvial gold deposit in Transbaikalia. The operation of these structures during the washing of gold-bearing sands in the floodplain part of the Amazar River prevented the contamination of its water by industrial wastewater. The use of a water circulation system in the technological process and the filling of settling tanks with filtration and rainwater gave a positive water balance of the deposit. These measures prevented the impact of gold mining on the Mogocha municipal water intake located near the facility. As a result of technical and biological reclamation of disturbed lands during the development of the deposit, this area may serve as a recreational zone for Mogocha residents. Profitability of production and its economic efficiency are established by economic calculations given in the study.
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Conference papers on the topic "Rainwater filtration"

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Viswnadh, G. K., M. V. S. S. Giridhar, and K. Divya Chowdary. "A Novel Approach to Rainwater Filtration with Geomembranes." In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479841.003.

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Bakar, Azinoor Azida Abu, and Nor Syamira Hassan. "The effectiveness of corn cob activated carbon in rainwater harvesting filtration system." In 2014 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Technology, Informatics, Management, Engineering & Environment (TIME-E). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/time-e.2014.7011597.

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Zeleňáková, Martina, Gabriela Hudáková, Ladislav Tometz, and Helena Hlavatá. "Investigation of Rainwater Infiltration with Emphasis on Hydro-geological as well as Hydrological Conditions." In Environmental Engineering. VGTU Technika, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.095.

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Urban drainage has become one of the most important aspects of urban development. Ensuring long-term functioning of sewer systems and waste-water treatment plants is associated with constantly rising costs, and it is clear nowadays that the contemporary method of urban drainage cannot possibly be implemented worldwide because of the financial burden. The existing method of urban drainage continues to threaten the status of water flow and water sources. Urban hydrology has evolved to improve the way urban run-off is managed for flood protection, public health and environmental protection. The essence of the future solution resides in finding an acceptable compromise or an alternative solution for rainwater drainage from urban areas. The content of this paper is research focused on the infiltration of water from surface run-off and comparison of ground testing, laboratory analysis and numerical analysis of filtration coefficient. The foundation for improving the effectiveness of urban drainage will be created through the proposal and comparison of infiltration conditions. The topic of the paper emerged because of insufficient information about infiltration systems in the Slovak technical regulations and the lack of support for water infiltration from surface run-off. This paper points out the fundamentals, principles and development of proposals for infiltration facilities. The aim of the paper was to expand the body of scientific knowledge in research and solutions for infiltration of water from surface run-off with emphasis on the infiltration capacity of the selected area and intensity of precipitation.
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Small, Dorothy S. "Integration of Sustainable Systems in a Residential Home." In ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the Heat Transfer and InterPACK09 Conferences. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2009-90417.

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In today’s world, it has become ever more important to design homes and buildings with considerations that will reduce the total energy requirement and reliance on fossil fuels. Energy conservation is the first important consideration. The construction and appliance components that reduce energy consumption will be presented. Various systems are being included in the design of this off-grid 100% renewable home. The home will incorporate: passive solar design; solar hot water for radiant heat and domestic hot water; woodburning heat with backup hot water coils for domestic hot water and radiant heat; a hybrid electric system with PV and windmill sources and backup diesel generator (modified to use vegetable oil); a rainwater collection system; a graywater treatment system and blackwater treatment. The heating and air conditioning system combines the efficiency of radiant heat with evaluated tube solar hot water technology. A heating coil is incorporated in a masonry heater as the backup. The sizing considerations of the systems are discussed along with the description of methods to discharge excess hot water. Passive solar building design has been a focal point of the home. The heat gain has been considered as the heating system has been designed. The domestic hot water is discussed to compare the demand vs. production of hot water vs. storage. The practices of the homeowner to minimize the need for air conditioning and the design features that improve the conditioning of the air in the summer are presented. The integration of electrical generation will utilize PV, windmill and diesel generator backup (that will be converted to vegetable oil). This combination is used to take benefit of the wind potential while there are periods of little or no electricity generated from the PV system. The size of the systems has been optimized to balance the cost of production vs. storage. The sizing criteria are presented with the optimization calculations for each of the systems. The system design of a rainwater collection system is presented describing the rain water available, the size of the collection area, and the storage capacity. Equipment considerations are discussed with pre and post storage treatment of collected water. A graywater treatment system is designed to take advantage of the passive solar orientation of the home. The system incorporates graywater management practices, sizing of filtration and discussion of placement of components of the system. A blackwater system is also incorporated in the design of the home. The considerations of various systems are presented along with the sizing and utility requirements. The effective design of a 100% off-grid renewable home must first consider the efficient use of all energy. Secondly, the integration of systems is complex and requires the flexibility of the operations of the systems to produce a range of potential capacity to ensure comfort. The systems incorporated in this design are automated to an extent that is practical, however, monitoring of the systems must be conducted to ensure proper operation.
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Doudican, Brad, Wyatt Elbin, and Bethany Huelskamp. "Lead From Behind: Enabling Partnerships to Bring Clean Water to Caliche, Honduras." In ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2012-87435.

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The common model for engineers’ engagement in philanthropic development work is to find a community with a technical need, design the solution, raise funds for the solution, construct the solution, and hand the solution over to the community. While this approach has yielded many completed projects around the world, there are limits to the efficacy, sustainability, and long-term enabling potential to this approach. The Dayton Service Engineering Collaborative, or DSEC, takes an alternative approach to philanthropic community development which is demonstrated via a case study in bringing clean water for drinking and agricultural purposes to Caliche, Honduras. Caliche, an impoverished village of approximately 350 people located in central Honduras, had access to a mountain spring as a source of water until a 2009 earthquake sent the spring’s flow underground. As of late 2011, the village did not have a clean source of drinking water, utilizing collected rainwater and surface water ponds for all of their water needs. Waterborne illness and malady was prevalent, with severe consequences to the young and the elderly. After a survey of the geography, the resources of the local people, and partner institutions, a community-scale biosand filtration system with requisite delivery structures was proposed, accepted, and brought to design fruition. Design and implementation of a solution to the technical problem of water delivery and treatment, while rigorous and complex, is not out of the realm of practice for technical groups working in communities such as Caliche. The innovation in this project, however, was the “lead from behind” approach in the context of a best practice called asset-based community development. A multi-partner initiative led first and foremost by the community leadership, and through local institutions and power structures, was managed from distance. In addition to DSEC, partners in this project included a multi-national non-governmental organization (NGO), a financial investor, the Honduran government, several missionaries, the Caliche Water Council, a local landowner, the Caliche leadership known as the Patronado, and the local church. DSEC provided technical leadership and project oversight, ensuring that not only were the technical obstacles overcome, but that the community and local authorities were empowered to tackle future development projects with independent vision. It is through this enabling approach that impact beyond the immediate project is attained, and where DSEC believes the leadership potential of the engineer is fully realized.
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Panicker, Philip K., and Amani Magid. "Microwave Plasma Gasification for the Restoration of Urban Rivers and Lakes, and the Elimination of Oceanic Garbage Patches." In ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2016-59632.

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This review paper describes techniques proposed for applying microwave-induced plasma gasification (MIPG) for cleaning rivers, lakes and oceans of synthetic and organic waste pollutants by converting the waste materials into energy and useful raw materials. Rivers close to urban centers tend to get filled with man-made waste materials, such as plastics and paper, gradually forming floating masses that further trap biological materials and animals. In addition, sewage from residences and industries, as well as rainwater runoff pour into rivers and lakes carrying solid wastes into the water bodies. As a result, the water surfaces get covered with a stagnant, thick layer of synthetic and biological refuse which kill the fish, harm animals and birds, and breed disease-carrying vectors. Such destruction of water bodies is especially common in developing countries which lack the technology or the means to clean up the rivers. A terrible consequence of plastic and synthetic waste being dumped irresponsibly into the oceans is the presence of several large floating masses of garbage in the worlds’ oceans, formed by the action of gyres, or circulating ocean currents. In the Pacific Ocean, there are numerous debris fields that have been labeled the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. These patches contain whole plastic litters as well as smaller pieces of plastic, called microplastics, which are tiny fragments that were broken down by the action of waves. These waste products are ingested by animals, birds and fishes, causing death or harm. Some of the waste get washed ashore on beaches along with dead marine life. The best solution for eliminating all of the above waste management problems is by the application of MIPG systems to convert solid waste materials and contaminated water into syngas, organic fuels and raw materials. MIPG is the most efficient form of plasma gasification, which is able to process the most widest range of waste materials, while consuming only about a quarter of the energy released from the feedstock. MIPG systems can be scaled in size, power rating and waste-treatment capacity to match financial needs and waste processing requirements. MIPG systems can be set up in urban locations and on the shores of the waterbody, to filter and remove debris and contaminants and clean the water, while generating electric power to feed into the grid, and fuel or raw materials for industrial use. For eliminating the pelagic debris fields, the proposed design is to have ships fitted with waste collector and filtration systems that feeds the collected waste materials into a MIPG reactor, which converts the carbonaceous materials into syngas (H2 + CO). Some of the syngas made will be used to produce the electric power needed for running the plasma generator and onboard systems, while the remainder can be converted into methanol and other useful products through the Fischer-Tropsch process. This paper qualitatively describes the implementation schemes for the above processes, wherein MIPG technology will be used to clean up major waste problems affecting the earth’s water bodies and to convert the waste into energy and raw materials in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner, while reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and the release of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.
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