The simulation of river concentrations of coliform bacteria using a transverse mixing model
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Technology
- Vol. 14 (12) , 1117-1130
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593339309385390
Abstract
Coliform bacteria concentrations downstream of a sanitary wastewater outfall decline as a result of mixing and die‐off. The progression of the mixing and dilution of the wastewater with distance must be quantified before bacterial decay can be assessed. The application of a numerical mixing model for the prediction of bacterial concentrations downstream of an outfall is described. Field measurements of coliform bacteria and tracer concentrations in the Mackenzie River downstream of Norman Wells, N.W.T. are used as a case study.Keywords
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