Examples of titles for MSc or BSc thesis projects carried out in 2009-2010 at DTU Environment divided after research theme

Water Resource Engineering

• Economics-driven optimization of river basin-scale water allocation
• Hydrogeological characterisation and numerical modelling of groundwater-surface water interaction at Risby landfill
• Identification of contaminant spreading and transport pathways in a clayey till undergoing enhanced reductive dechlorination
• Hydrological modelling of the Natori River basin, Japan : Influences of environmental change
• Spatial distribution and modeling of chlorinated solvents, donor and bacteria in a clayey till undergoing remediation
• Consortial linuron mineralization in unsaturated sand matrixl

Urban Water Engineering

• Degradation of micropollutants with peracetic acid in wastewater
• Evaluation of green roofs as a measure to reduce urban flooding and combined sewage overflows
• Nitrification in heterogeneous granular drinking water filters
• On-site greywater treatment and associated economical perspectives
• Performance of MOUSE UPDATE when modeling urban drainage systems
• Startup and control of periodically aerated membrane-biofilm reactor for high rate nitrogen conversion
• Statistical modeling of long historical rain series
• Bio-P removal by activated sludge hydrolysis technology and control

Residual Resource Engineering

• Comparison of LCA modeling of waste incineration in Italy and Denmark
• Environmental assessment of sewage sludge incineration : LCA approach
• Environmental performance of Europe waste management : Focus on global warming
• Methane oxidation in landfill cover materials
• Ethanol production from hydrolysate by a newly isolated extreme thermophilic microorganism
• Systematic investigation of foaming causes in manure anaerobic digestion systems

Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology

• The toxicity and fate of quaternary ammonium compound benzalkonium chloride in the aquatic environment. : /source, fate effects and risks)
• The antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and its degradation products in aquaculture plants
• Development of a quality system for service provision within micro and nanotechnology according to ISO 9001: 2008 - Preparation for certification
• The effect of pH on the toxicity and uptake of two weak bases : Tested on Daphnia Magna & Salix Viminalis
• Toxicity and characterization of hair shampoos