scholarly journals Assessing Damages to Built and Natural Environments: Linking Hydrodynamic and Geospatial Enviro-Economical Models

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanadi S. Rifai ◽  
Amin Kiaghadi ◽  
Daniel W. Burleson
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Compound Event ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Release Location

In this study, a novel framework was developed to provide a holistic damage assessment caused by severe hydrologic events whether individually or as a compound event. The novel framework uses a developed hurricane-specific water quality model, Environmental Fluid Dynamic Code-Storm Surge model (EFDC-SS) and an ArcGIS-based framework, the Facility Economic Damage and Environmental Release Planning (FEDERAP) to assess damages to the built and natural environment. The developed framework could be used to compare different hurricanes and storms with a focus on land inundation, spill destination in both land and water and their associated risks, as well as economic loss including both physical and secondary losses. The results showed different spreading mechanisms during surge and rainfall-based hurricanes. While storm surge pushed contaminants (from spills) upstream, the rainfall-based hurricane caused a larger footprint of contamination on land. Though different in spreading patterns, spills during both hurricane types can widely spread miles away from the release location in a very short period of time. The FEDERAP economic loss model showed that facility area, average land elevation, the number of storage tanks and process units at the facility, and daily production are key drivers in the calculated total losses for a given hydrologic event.

scholarly journals The Detection of Bovine Estrus by Lactoferrin Monoclonal Antibody

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1582
Author(s):  
Jihwan Lee ◽  
Suhyun Lee ◽  
Younbae Park ◽  
Seokhyun Lee ◽  
Seungmin Ha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Binding Affinity ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Cervical Mucus ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Bovine Lactoferrin ◽  
Estrous Synchronization ◽  
High Binding Affinity

To improve reproductive performance in cattle, the accurate detection of estrus and optimization of insemination relative to ovulation are necessary. However, poor heat detection by farm staff leads to a decreased conception rate, thus inflicting economic damage to the beef and dairy industries. This study aimed to develop monoclonal antibodies (mAb) that can specifically bind to the bovine lactoferrin (bLF) protein, which we have previously demonstrated to be overexpressed in bovine cervical mucus during estrus. Female rats were intraperitoneally immunized with bLF protein as the antigen. Anti-bLF mAbs were then purified by affinity chromatography, and their binding affinity for the bLF antigen was examined using ELISA. We found a high binding affinity between mAbs and bLF. Finally, we developed a rapid bovine heat detection kit using the anti-bLF mAbs that we generated and tested on cervical mucus from 12 cows (estrous synchronization, n = 2; natural cycling, n = 10). We found that the kits accurately detected estrus. Overall, our fabricated heat detection kit based on rat anti-bLF mAbs could pave the way for the development of potent tools for heat detection devices for dairy cattle, thereby preventing economic loss.

scholarly journals Will Climate Change Exacerbate the Economic Damage of Flood to Agricultural Production? A Case Study of Rice in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Quy Giang ◽  
Tran Trung Vy
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Baseline Period ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Generalized Extreme Value Distribution ◽  
Economic Damage

In developing countries in general and in Vietnam in particular, flood induced economic loss of agriculture is a serious concern since the livelihood of large populations depends on agricultural production. The objective of this study was to examine if climate change would exacerbate flood damage to agricultural production with a case study of rice production in Huong Son District of Ha Tinh Province, North-central Vietnam. The study applied a modeling approach for the prediction. Extreme precipitation and its return periods were calculated by the Generalized Extreme Value distribution method using historical daily observations and output of the MRI-CGCM3 climate model. The projected extreme precipitation data was then employed as an input of the Mike Flood model for flood modeling. Finally, an integrated approach employing flood depth and duration and crop calendar was used for the prediction of potential economic loss of rice production. Results of the study show that in comparison with the baseline period, an increase of 49.14% in the intensity of extreme precipitation was expected, while the frequency would increase 5 times by 2050s. As a result, the seriousness of floods would increase under climate change impacts as they would become more intensified, deeper and longer, and consequently the economic loss of rice production would increase significantly. While the level of peak flow was projected to rise nearly 1 m, leading the area of rice inundated to increase by 12.61%, the value of damage would rise by over 21% by 2050s compared to the baseline period. The findings of the present study are useful for long-term agricultural and infrastructural planning in order to tackle potential flooding threats to agricultural production under climate change impacts.

Economic Damage Due to Ozone Pollution in NCR

2016 ◽  
pp. 284-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumit Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Ozone Pollution ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Quality Models ◽  
Statistical Life ◽  
Ozone Concentrations ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Significant Burden

Air pollution is a serious concern not just for human health but for agriculture also. This puts significant burden on the economy of a region. This paper assesses the health and agricultural damage caused by prevailing Ozone concentrations in National Capital Region (NCR) of India. The analysis is based on modelled and validated Ozone concentrations using state of the art air quality models. Established dose response relationships are used for assessment of impact over human health and agriculture. Value of statistical life approach and minimum support prices are used for economic evaluation of health and agricultural impacts, respectively. More than 3000 mortalities and loss of more than 1300 kt of agricultural crops can be attributed to Ozone pollution. An annual economic loss of about 1.27 billion USD is estimated on account of Ozone pollution in NCR. This study calls for sustainable development of the region which promotes growth without affecting the environmental quality.

Tagetes patula as an effective catch crop for long-term control of Pratylenchus penetrans

Nematology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 877-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albartus Evenhuis ◽  
Gerard Korthals ◽  
Leendert Molendijk
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Soil Fumigation ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Tagetes Patula ◽  
Pratylenchus Penetrans ◽  
Root Lesion Nematode ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Chemical Soil ◽  
Lesion Nematode

AbstractTagetes patula is well known to be able to diminish Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb) populations. In a field experiment, the increase of the P. penetrans soil population density after growing T. patula was significantly less than after chemical soil fumigation with metam sodium. The effect of T. patula on P. penetrans population densities lasted longer than the effect of chemical soil fumigation. Strawberries were grown for 3 consecutive years after T. patula without damage by the root lesion nematode. Assuming a linear rate of increase of the P. penetrans population density, we predict that strawberries could be grown for about 7 successive years without economic damage due to the root lesion nematode. Strawberry yield was greater from the crop grown 3 years after T. patula than that after soil fumigation 4 years previously. About 2 t strawberry yield increase is necessary to allow the growth of Tagetes every 5th year, without economic loss. The possibility of growing both strawberries and Tagetes in the same year should be investigated.

Study on the Forecast of the Economic Loss in Storm Surge Disaster Based on Fourier Series - A Case Study of China

2013 ◽  
Vol 734-737 ◽  
pp. 3280-3285
Author(s):  
Ling Di Zhao ◽  
Ya Ru Hao
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Series ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Forecasting Model ◽  
Storm Surge Disaster

The economic loss forecasting model is built up on the basis of the Fourier series to simulate economic loss and grades in storm surge disaster of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong Provinces. The wind speed can be used to forecast the economic loss of Guangdong Province, and the accuracy of trend and grade forecasting is good (80%). The wind power data can be used in Zhejiang and Fujian Provinces, and the accuracy results are both inferior (60%). Therefore, in the economic warning of storm surge disaster, the Fourier series model can be applied to forecast economic loss and grades.

scholarly journals Observations on Cavitation Damage in a Flowing System

1963 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. G. Hammitt
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Material Strength ◽  
Cavitation Damage ◽  
Maximum Test ◽  
Bubble Density ◽  
Specimen Material ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Flowing System ◽  
Very High ◽  
Additional Exposure

Cavitation damage to specimens of stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum, and plexiglas, placed in a cavitating venturi using water and mercury as test fluids is mostly in the form of irregularly shaped pits which do not change with additional exposure to the cavitating field within the limited durations utilized. The rate of damage is very high initially, decreases for a relatively short period of time, then increases again up to the maximum test durations of 150 hours with water and 270 hours with mercury. Observation of damage effects by several independent techniques, using a variety of specimen materials, with two different fluids under various fluid dynamic conditions, leads to a suggested correlating model in terms of the cavitation bubble density and energy and specimen material strength.

scholarly journals Storm Tilo over Europe in November 2007: storm surge and impacts on societal and energy infrastructure

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 187-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony James Kettle
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Tide Gauge ◽  
Winter Storms ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
The North ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Pressure Centre ◽  
The North Sea

Abstract. Storm Tilo on 8–9 November 2007 ranks among the serious winter storms in northern Europe over the past 30 years. Its low pressure centre passed across the northern North Sea, and this led to a cold air outbreak in northwest Europe. Strong north winds across the North Sea contributed to a high storm surge that was serious for coastal regions in eastern England, the Netherlands and Germany. Storm winds and unusually high waves caused shipping accidents and damage to some offshore energy infrastructure. This report presents an outline of the met-ocean conditions and a short overview of storm impacts on societal and energy infrastructure. The progress of the storm surge around the North Sea is analysed using data from the national tide gauge networks. A spectral analysis of the water level data is used to isolate the long period storm surge and short period oscillations (i.e., <4.8 h) from the tidal signal. The calculated skew surge is compared with literature reports for this storm and also with another serious North Sea storm from 31 October–1 November 2006 (Storm Britta). The short period oscillations are compared with the platform and shipping incident reports for the 2 d storm period. The results support previous reports of unusual wave and water level dynamics during some severe regional winter storms.

Impacts of Storm Surges on Hydrodynamics and Salinity of Sabine Lake and Sabine River Diversion Canal

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairui Wang ◽  
Ning Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
River Diversion ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Salinity Transport ◽  
Sabine Lake ◽  
Sabine River

Abstract In this study, a hydrodynamic and salinity transport model was developed for simulations of Sabine Lake water system located on the Texas-Louisiana border. The target simulation area ranges from Sabine River near Deweyville, TX as the north boundary to the Gulf of Mexico as the south boundary, and from Neches River near Beaumont, TX as the west boundary to part of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Sabine River Diversion Canal (SRDC) as the east boundary. The entire area includes several major water bodies, such as Sabine Lake, Sabine River, Sabine Pass, Sabine Neches Canal (Ship Channel), and part of GIWW and SRDC. The SRDC supplies fresh water to the area industry, mainly petrochemical. High salinity in SRDC could significantly affect the daily production of the industry. The major purposes of this study is to use the validated hydrodynamic and salinity transport model to assess and predict the salinity in SRDC under severe weather conditions such as hurricane storm surges. Measurement data from NOAA and USGS were used to calibrate the boundary conditions as well as to validate the model. Two different levels of storm surges each lasting for 24 hours were simulated, 0.5 and 1 meter, respectively, and the salinity in SRDC was monitored and compared to analyze the storm surge threats on SDRC water quality. The result shows that it took about 2 days for the salinity reaching SRDC under the 1m storm surge condition and about 3 days under 0.5m surge condition and the salinity value could reach as high as 5 to 10 ppt.

scholarly journals Assessing the Effects of Restoration Measures on Water Quality in a Large Shallow Reservoir

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueping Gao ◽  
Shiyao Zhang ◽  
Bowen Sun ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Yongpeng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
External Load ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Load Reduction ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Sediment Dredging ◽  
Vital Functions ◽  
Restoration Measures ◽  
Shallow Reservoirs

Large shallow reservoirs control flooding, supply water, and protect the ecological environment, which are vital functions for societal development. As the largest artificial plain reservoir in China, Suyahu Reservoir is suffering from significant sedimentation and water quality deterioration in recent years. A three-dimensional (3-D) hydrodynamic and water quality model was developed based on the Environmental Fluid Dynamic Code (EFDC). The model was applied to seven scenarios for evaluating the response of in-reservoir hydrodynamics and water quality to the restoration measures, including expansion and sediment dredging project, external load reduction, and inflow regulation. The results show that: (1) the expansion and sediment dredging project has no notable improvement on the water quality of the reservoir; (2) the external load reduction can significantly improve the water quality of the reservoir; and (3) the optimal inflow condition occurred when the flows of Ru River’s two inlets were evenly distributed, and the hydrodynamics and water quality were best improved. Moreover, the increasing water exchange rate could not cause the same water quality improvement, showing that it may be unreliable to evaluate the effects of restoration measures using a single indicator. This study can provide useful information for developing and implementing effective restoration measures in large shallow reservoirs.

DETERMINATION OF ECONOMIC DAMAGE FROM DETERIORATION/DESTRUCTION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

2018 ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Oksana Veklych
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Structural Scheme ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Cost ◽  
First Time

The definition of economic damage from the deterioration/destruction of ecosystem services and analytical structuring of the economic loss from it were given for the first time. It was proposed and disclosed the logic-structural scheme that describes the algorithm of the sequence of actions and calculations for carrying out the cost estimation of damage from deterioration/destruction of ecosystem services in order to further substantiate the recommendations for additional filling of local budgets and attraction of targeted investments for implementation of projects aimed at conservation and restoration ecosystems.

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