Simulation of water environmental capacity and pollution load reduction using QUAL2K for water environmental management

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4504-4521

  Zhang, Ruibin ^a   Qian, Xin ^a   Yuan, Xingcheng ^a   Ye, Rui ^a   Xia, Bisheng ^a   Wang, Yulei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hongqi river; Pollution load reduction; QUAL2K model; Simulation; Water environmental capacity; Water environmental management

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER WATER;

DECISION MAKING; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAKE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER FLOW; RIVER WATER; STREAMWATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRIBUTARY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHINA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CARRYING CAPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STREAM (RIVER); SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WINTER;

CHINA; TAIHU BASIN;

EID: 84871537688     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9124504     Document Type: Article

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