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Fertilizers used on agricultural farms contain a significant amount of phosphorus along with other nutrients, which are essential for crop growth. When it rains, phosphorus can be partially washed away from the farm, leaches ...

This thesis report is based on the cradle-to-grave carbon footprint (CFP) calculation performed on UPM ForMi GP20 that is used in ‘Biofore Concept Car’. A comparative cradle-to-gate CFP calculation was also performed on ...

Most of the farmers in Lao PDR cultivate rice as the source of living. Most of the area used for rice cultivation is rainfed rice. The agriculture of a vast population in Nam Xong River Basin is dependent on monsoons where ...

Natural peatland are efficient ecosystems in storing carbon and serve as a net sink of atmospheric CO2. However, drainage and use of peatlands for agriculture and forestry may turn these natural ecosystems into net sources ...

Sludge generated at waste water treatment plant has to be disposed of. As generating site and disposal site are not necessarily in close proximity, reducing the sludge becomes pivotal to avoid unwanted transportation costs ...

Solar power, biogas and mini-hydro power are the most used sources of renewable energy in Nepal. There is also large potential of wind power which is not yet utilized. Energy shortage in remote villages of Nepal are a ...

Bioassay factorial design experiments were carried out to study the limiting nutrient in Helsinki coastal area during the summer of 2013. The study also focused on finding out cost effective methods for modelling the ...

Removal of microplastics from water was studied using extraction with oil. The aim of the thesis was to remove microplastics from water using an organic medium, and to analyse the amount of microplastics in the media ...

This thesis is a study of product prototype and provides an overview for the prospective user. The provided two different sensors were calibrated to check the accuracy of their measurements; results were also compared with ...

In this thesis, an attempt was made to highlight the potential of biogas as a substitute of traditional and commercial fuel mostly used for cooking and water heating in Arba village in the hills of Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal. ...