Green roofs are a popular way to include nature in an urban environment. How is runoff from green roofs in the cold and snow-covered part of the year, when growth media freeze, plants are dormant and covered with melting snow? This paper investigates 11 years of runoff from three green extensive roofs in Oslo, Norway. […]
Författare
Bent C. Braskerud, Kim H. Paus
Nyckelord (Keyword)
Cold climate; detention; runoff intensity; sedum; snowmelt intensity; stormwater
Årgång
2023
Nummer
3
Utgåva
Global warming is leading to more extreme short-duration rainfalls, which need to be considered when designing our society. This is commonly performed by using climate factors, representing the estimated future relative increase in short-duration extremes, to upscale design values based on historical observations. The most recent estimation of climate factors for Sweden was done some […]
Författare
Jonas Olsson, Miranda Gatti
Nyckelord (Keyword)
Climate change, extreme rainfall, design values
Årgång
2023
Nummer
3
Utgåva
Aqueuous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is one of the major sources of groundwater contamination in Sweden. Groundwater contamination caused by the use of AFFF in correlation to fire training events was investigated in Kallinge, Sweden. At the site groundwater was previously used as a drinking water source consequently affecting […]
Författare
Anna Söderman
Nyckelord (Keyword)
PFAS; Contamination; Firefighting Foam; Groundwater; Drinking Water.
Årgång
2023
Nummer
3
Utgåva
A historical review of the driving forces behind use of wastewater for irrigation for agriculture in Sweden is presented, starting with a detailed description of the work done at the wastewater treatment plant Käll-by in the city of Lund, south Sweden. Different initiatives have been taken to reduce water shortage in agriculture during the years. […]
Författare
Kenneth M Persson, Lena Flyborg
Nyckelord (Keyword)
Water reuse, Irrigation, Källlby WWTP, Nutrient utilization
Årgång
2023
Nummer
3
Utgåva