A mathematical model for pollution in a river and its remediation by aeration

Applied Mathematics Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 304-308

  Pimpunchat, Busayamas ^a,b,c   Sweatman, Winston L ^c   Wake, Graeme C ^c   Triampo, Wannapong ^d   Parshotam, Aroon ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d Faculty of Science   (Thailand)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aeration; Decision support; Dispersion; Michaelis Menten model; Pollution

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; OIL SPILLS; OXYGEN; POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVECTION EQUATIONS; AERATION; COUPLED REACTIONS; DECISION SUPPORT; DECISION SUPPORTS; DEGRADATION OF POLLUTANTS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; MICHAELIS-MENTEN MODEL; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; REAL SITUATIONS; SIMPLE MODELS; SPATIAL DIMENSIONS; SPATIAL MODELS; THAILAND;

RIVER POLLUTION;

EID: 56949103780     PISSN: 08939659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aml.2008.03.026     Document Type: Article

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