Comparing the sustainability of active and passive groundwater containment systems for the treatment of PFAS plumes
© Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben (12/2024)
Two approaches can be used to stop a PFAS plume: hydraulic containment or passive filtration. Hydraulic containment is an ex situ method where groundwater is pumped above ground to create a hydraulic barrier, a.k.a. a capture zone, in the aquifer that the plume cannot move beyond.

UK Water Body Management Planning in Times of Brexit: Slow De-Europeanisation?
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (12/2023)
This article investigates the extent to which the English and Scottish approaches to water body management planning in times of Brexit constitute a slow De- Europeanisation of law- and policymaking in this field. The article’s starting point is theWater Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (‘WFD’ or ‘Directive’)which requires the EU Member States tomanage both surface water bodies and groundwater ‘with the aimof achieving’ good statuswithin a specified timeframe.

A hydraulic Fishheart fishway
© Springer Vieweg | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (3/2023)
Fishheart Ltd. was founded in February 2016. Fishheart Ltd. has developed a Fishheart fishway, a hydraulic floating fishway to enable fish migration in built rivers. The Fishheart fishway suits all species of fish, it is remarkably water efficient, and it represents an affordable investment compared to traditional solutions. Other products of the company are the Smoltheart for downward smolt migration, Satelliteheart, which is a floating additional entry to the Fishheart fishway and the award winning, biodegradable Eco Egg Box for stocking fish eggs.

International Conference (2019): “25 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seaâ€
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
On 17 and 18 October 2019, Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, the University of Hamburg, and the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea assembled leading experts, policymakers, and practitioners in the law of the sea in order to assess the health and future of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)1 25 years after its entry into force.

Decarbonization of Shipping: What Role for Technology Development and Transfer in the IMO GHG Strategy?
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships which will constitute the roadmap for the international shipping industry’s contribution to the mitigation goal of the Paris Agreement.

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