Biostabilization and erodibility of cohesive sediment deposits in wildfire-affected streams

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 521-534

  Stone, M ^a   Emelko, M B ^a   Droppo, I G ^b   Silins, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biostabilization; Cohesive sediment; Colmation; Critical shear stress; Sediment transport; Treatability; Water treatment; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; EROSION; FIRES; SHEAR STRESS; WATER TREATMENT;

BED STABILITY; BIOSTABILIZATION; COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; COLMATION; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; ERODIBILITY; EROSION CHARACTERISTICS; SEDIMENT DEPOSITS; TREATABILITY; WILDFIRE;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BIOFILM; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; ERODIBILITY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STABILIZATION; STREAM BED; WATER TREATMENT; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM; BULK DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 78650419733     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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