Dissolved oxygen downstream of an effluent outfall in an ice-covered river: Natural and artificial aeration

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1051-1060

  Neto, Iran E Lima ^a   Zhu, David Z ^a   Rajaratnam, Nallamuthu ^a   Yu, Tong ^a   Spafford, Mark ^b   McEachern, Preston ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dissolved oxygen; Effluents; Ice; Reaeration; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIPELINES; SEWAGE AERATION;

AQUATIC BIOTA; ATHABASCA RIVER; REAERATION; SURFACE AERATION;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIPELINES; SEWAGE AERATION;

AERATION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT; ICE COVER; RIVER WATER;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35348935655     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:11(1051)     Document Type: Article

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