Biological flocculation of suspended particles in nutrient-rich aqueous ecosystems

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 116-125

  Maggi, Federico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Floc size; Flocculation; Fractal dimension; Microbial biomass; Settling velocity; Suspended matter dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; AGGREGATE SIZE; AVERAGE SIZE; BREAK-UP RATES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIRST-ORDER; FLOC SIZE; HIGH TURBIDITY; MARINE GEOLOGY; MECHANISTIC MODELS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MODELING RESULTS; NORTH SEA; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; SETTLING VELOCITY; SITE CONDITIONS; SUSPENDED MATTER DYNAMICS; SUSPENDED MATTERS; SUSPENDED PARTICLE MATTERS; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; TIME VARYING;

AGGREGATES; BIOMASS; DYNAMICS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TURBIDITY; VELOCITY;

CLARIFICATION;

AGGREGATE SIZE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; COLONIZATION; FIELDWORK; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69949187249     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.07.040     Document Type: Article

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