Evaluation of risk zones over a river pathway, downstream a release point, under seasonal pollutant biodegradability

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-342

  Maria, G ^a   Maria, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b Research and Engineering Institute for Environment (ICIM) Bucharest   (Romania)

Author keywords

Pollutant riverine dispersion; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION MODELS; POLLUTION RISK; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 33749417277     PISSN: 03529568     EISSN: 03529568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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