Effective management for acidic pollution in the canal network of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam: A modeling approach

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-25

  Phong, Ngo Dang ^a,c   Hoanh, Chu Thai ^b   Tuong, To Phuc ^a   Malano, Hector ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b Regional Office for Southeast Asia   (Laos)

^c NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidity; Coastal acid sulfate soil; Dredging; Pollution; Salinity; Sluice operation; Tide; Water management

Indexed keywords

CANALS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; SALINE WATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID SULPHATE SOILS; CANAL NETWORK; COASTAL ACID SULPHATE SOIL; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; MEKONG DELTA; SALINITY; SLUICE OPERATION; STUDY AREAS; VIET NAM; WATERS MANAGEMENTS;

WATER QUALITY;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACID WATER; ACIDITY; BRACKISH WATER; CANAL; COASTAL ZONE; DREDGING; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; SALINITY; SHRIMP CULTURE; TIDAL FLAT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDITY; AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; DREDGING; SALINITY; SIMULATION; VIET NAM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BAC LIEU; MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SALINITY; VIETNAM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84898640956     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.049     Document Type: Article

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