Structural controls on floc strength and transport

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 569-578

  Droppo, Ian G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Extracellular polymeric substances; Flocculation; Stability; Structure; Transport

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POROSITY; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEWERS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); FLOC STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

FLOCCULATION;

FLOC; OUTLET; RIVER CHANNEL; SEWER; STRUCTURE;

EID: 8644240874     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L04-015     Document Type: Article

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