Sampling Strategy for River Pollutant Transport

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Estimates of the amount of pollutants which are carried by rivers from land sources to receiving water bodies are calculated from measurements of river flow rate and pollutant concentration. River flow can be measured frequently, but pollutant concentration will usually be sampled infrequently during the period of transport. This paper analyzes the strategy of sampling the pollutant concentration so that the errors in the transport estimates are minimal. In particular, strategies for event response rivers are considered. Sampling strategies for suspended sediment and total phosphorus in rivers located in western Ohio are presented.

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: