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The problem of reservoir eutrophication and resulting increase of algal activity is common for seven Dutch waterworks. In this context, the text investigates dissolved air flotation (DAF) as an alternative for algae removal, compared to conventionally applied sedimentation.

This full-colour guide includes vibrant photos and easy-to-use maps to help with trip planning.Travel journalist Suzanne Van Atten covers the best of Puerto Rico,from its spectacular beaches and classic golf courses to its rich Spanish culture. Van Atten also includes creative travel ideas for a variety of travellers, including "Puerto Rico for Thrill-Seekers," "Romantic Escapes," and "Sunbathing, Swimming, and Surfing." With expert advice on exploring the El Yunque rainforest and the undergroun...

All the trip planning information anyone needs to launch a kayak, canoe, or raft on inland waterways--right at your fingertips! FalconGuides' state paddling series gives readers a complete resource to the best paddling opportunities on rivers and lakes in their state, with an emphasis on beginner and intermediate paddling adventures. Carefully chosen, each route is within easy driving distance of population centers, providing quick access to wilderness for city residents and visitors alike. Each...

BASIC ILLUSTRATED CANOE PADDLINGHarry Roberts and Steve Salins guide canoeists in everything they need to know, such as choosing the right paddle, safe launches, basic forward, turning and correction strokes, and working in wind, waves and moving water.

This book is designed to tempt you to explore the wonderful world of aerobatic flight. It shows the basic maneuvers in simple diagrams and the techniques for those maneuvers are clearly explained. It also provides an introduction to the effects of the forces of maneuvering flight on the aircraft structure and on the pilot's body. Aerobatics represent the most satisfying form of visual flight and can be both challenging and rewarding. The scope is unlimited. The important proviso is that you lear...

Laird Hamilton has been hailed as the world's greatest big-wave surfer. His first book, Force of Nature, allows readers a rare glimpse inside the unique philosophy that has created his circumstances, and not the other way around. After all, this is a man whose biological father abandoned him shortly after he was born; whose first job was working on a pig far; who dropped out of school in eleventh grade. And then the career decision: surfer. Though earning enough to pay the rent as any kind of su...

'Guaranteed to make you rip twice as hard' - "TransWorld Surf" magazine. This book helps you to stay out longer, catch more waves, and perform more demanding maneuvers. Whether you're a veteran surfer or just discovering the thrills of catching a big wave, this surfing-specific fitness guide helps you become a better, stronger, more agile surfer. "Fit to Surf" gives you everything you need to create a personal fitness program that builds strength and increases endurance, fine-tunes balance and c...

This guide covers everything you need to know about trimming the foresail. This book demystifies the black art of jib trimming, and illustrates concepts with diagrams and photos. It avoids the use of confusing terminology. Concepts covered range from lift and drag and sail shape to wind changes and sea state, with lots more in between.

If you're a sea kayaker who dreams of heading over the far horizon, this guide is a must. It is the comprehensive manual for planning the ideal sea kayaking expedition, covering everything from provisioning, gear, navigation, and bivouacking, to kayak sailing. Included in this guide are: sidebars for fabulous destinations from Baja to Newfoundland.

This book is a celebration of the life and adventures of Andy Jackson, Scottish kayaking legend. In December 2004 the kayaking community was stunned by the premature death of Andy Jackson. "Tall Stories" collates accounts and photos of the tall man's adventurous life. As we follow him around the world, Andy's gregarious good humour comes across at every turn. From his native Scotland to Nepal, New Zealand and North America on his 'World Tour' and on to Iceland and Chile, Andy made a friend of ev...

This is a sea story, and it is true. It is the story of how fifteen people died, not in wartime, or on a hunt for whales, or in a typhoon in the South China Sea, but during a yacht race only seventy miles off the coast of England.