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.
© 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.
© 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.
PlasticFreeDanube: Composition of macro-plastic waste in and along the Danube River
© Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben (11/2020)
The reliable estimates are essential to developing measures to reduce plastic pollution and to make successes measurable and visible. For this reason, the cross-border project "PlasticFreeDanube" (PFD), which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund within the framework of Interreg Slovakia-Austria, aims to gain new knowledge on this topic for the Danube.
© Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben (11/2020)
The reliable estimates are essential to developing measures to reduce plastic pollution and to make successes measurable and visible. For this reason, the cross-border project "PlasticFreeDanube" (PFD), which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund within the framework of Interreg Slovakia-Austria, aims to gain new knowledge on this topic for the Danube.
International Workshop (2019): “The LOSC 25 Years After its Entry into Force: Between Comprehensiveness and Exceptionalism”
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
On 16 November 1994, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) entered into force. In the subsequent quarter of a century (and indeed also already in the decade prior to its entry into force), the LOSC arguably proved to be the most important contribution to the development of international law of the sea in history.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
On 16 November 1994, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) entered into force. In the subsequent quarter of a century (and indeed also already in the decade prior to its entry into force), the LOSC arguably proved to be the most important contribution to the development of international law of the sea in history.
International Conference (2019): “25 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”
© 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.
© 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.
The Environmental Provisions of the EU Seaports Regulation
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of 15 February 2017 establishing a framework for the provision of port services and common rules on the financial transparency of ports, or in short, the EU Seaports Regulation, governs access to the market for port services in the EU and the financial management of the European port system.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of 15 February 2017 establishing a framework for the provision of port services and common rules on the financial transparency of ports, or in short, the EU Seaports Regulation, governs access to the market for port services in the EU and the financial management of the European port system.
Resource Management: Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
The question of the management of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) is framed, in the international negotiations on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in ABNJ, by abstract legal issues.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (11/2019)
The question of the management of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) is framed, in the international negotiations on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in ABNJ, by abstract legal issues.
Planning and Design of Kemah Arch Dam in a Very Strong Seismic Region
© Springer Vieweg | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (6/2016)
The Kemah arch dam is situated in Turkey close to the Eurasian Seismic Zone, where the peak ground acceleration of a 2 500-year earthquake reaches to a value of 0.70g. In this paper, the planning and design of the arch dam are reported besides presentation of main features of the project. Based on the results of geological and geotechnical investigation including the karstic foundation, shape of the arch dam was optimized using the time-history approach to cope with the extraordinary seismic loading, and the stresses in the arch dam and foundation were analysed in each time step. Based on the determined tensile and compressive stresses, the required concrete classes were accordingly defined.
© Springer Vieweg | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (6/2016)
The Kemah arch dam is situated in Turkey close to the Eurasian Seismic Zone, where the peak ground acceleration of a 2 500-year earthquake reaches to a value of 0.70g. In this paper, the planning and design of the arch dam are reported besides presentation of main features of the project. Based on the results of geological and geotechnical investigation including the karstic foundation, shape of the arch dam was optimized using the time-history approach to cope with the extraordinary seismic loading, and the stresses in the arch dam and foundation were analysed in each time step. Based on the determined tensile and compressive stresses, the required concrete classes were accordingly defined.
PVC geomembranes in pumped storage schemes
© Springer Vieweg | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (5/2013)
Construction of pumped storage schemes is increasing in many European countries and around the world to implement/backup the energy production from windmills. To ensure efficient and safe operation, the storage reservoirs must be watertight and maintain watertightness over time. Traditional waterproofing solutions like concrete and bituminous concrete linings need periodical and/or accidental maintenance that may have significant impact on operation of the scheme. A viable alternative, based on well-proven systems adopted for new construction and rehabilitation of dams and reservoirs, is to use impervious flexible geomembranes, generally Polyvinylchloride (PVC) composite membranes embedding a backing geotextile for anti-puncture protection, which can be installed on fairly uneven base layers, reducing surface preparation.
© Springer Vieweg | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (5/2013)
Construction of pumped storage schemes is increasing in many European countries and around the world to implement/backup the energy production from windmills. To ensure efficient and safe operation, the storage reservoirs must be watertight and maintain watertightness over time. Traditional waterproofing solutions like concrete and bituminous concrete linings need periodical and/or accidental maintenance that may have significant impact on operation of the scheme. A viable alternative, based on well-proven systems adopted for new construction and rehabilitation of dams and reservoirs, is to use impervious flexible geomembranes, generally Polyvinylchloride (PVC) composite membranes embedding a backing geotextile for anti-puncture protection, which can be installed on fairly uneven base layers, reducing surface preparation.
Wind Farm Development in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: A Policy Odyssey without Precedent
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (12/2012)
Belgium has a coastline of 65 km and a territorial sea and continental shelf of 3 600 km,2 thus making it the smallest maritime area in North-West Europe. The Belgian marine environment is intensively used by different actors, competing with each other for limited space. Activities include recreation and tourism, shipping, fisheries, dredging, military activities, laying of cables and pipelines and mineral extraction.
© Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (12/2012)
Belgium has a coastline of 65 km and a territorial sea and continental shelf of 3 600 km,2 thus making it the smallest maritime area in North-West Europe. The Belgian marine environment is intensively used by different actors, competing with each other for limited space. Activities include recreation and tourism, shipping, fisheries, dredging, military activities, laying of cables and pipelines and mineral extraction.
