Over the past century, the potential for aquatic species to expand their ranges in Europe has been enhanced both as a result of the construction of new canals and because of increased international trade. A complex network of inland waterways now connects some previously isolated catchments in southern (Caspian, Azov, Black, Mediterranean seas) and northern (Baltic, North, Wadden, White seas) E...

Concept design guidelines for ship turning basins are often not met in practice due to environmental, economic, or geotechnical restrictions. In these cases, a detailed procedure is followed develop an optimized basin geometry within the environmental constraints. Then, real-time maneuvering simulations used evaluate maneuvers proposed geometry. However, such costly, especially if large number ...

Proceedings of the International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modeling & Simulation, HMS 2009 ISBN 978-84-692-5416-5 146 ABSTRACT The Navigation System Simulation (NaSS) suite of tools has been developed by the Institute for Water Resources of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), as part of the Navigation Technologies Research Program. NaSS is composed of two pri...

Fish live in waters of contaminant flux. In three urban, fish-bearing waterways of British Columbia, Canada, we found the active ingredients of WeedEx, KillEx, and Roundup herbicide formulations (2,4-D, dicamba, glyphosate, and mecoprop) at low to high ng/L concentrations (0.26 to 309 ng/L) in routine conditions, i.e., no rain for at least one week. Following rain, these concentrations increase...

Approximately 40% of all drowning deaths involve a motor vehicle. Regardless of its significance as a cause of flood-related mortality, there is continued prevalence of driving through flooded waterways in Australia and worldwide. We aimed to understand the motivational determinates of driving through flooded waterways in low and high-risk scenarios by utilizing an augmented theory of planned b...

Recent work in landscape archaeology has emphasized the importance of considering experience moving through landscapes and examining place burials within wider contexts. This recognizes that burial placement was often intended to create curate experiences meaning. While near roads waterways have been discussed at length, tunnels, which are an important feature road network Roman central Italy, ...

The safe navigation of ships, especially in narrow shipping waterways, is of the utmost concern to researchers as well as maritime authorities. Many researchers and practitioners have conducted studies on risk assessment for maritime transportation and have proposed risk reduction/control measures accordingly. This article provides a detailed review and assessment of various quantitative risk a...

Control of nonpoint source pollution is essential for improving water quality. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that the three primary pollutants to the nation's waterways are bacteria, nutrients, and sediment. Runoff from grazed pastures and manure applied land often contains high concentrations of fecal coliforms and nutrients. To control and treat this runoff, a low-cost, highly e...