Application of water quality model to analyze pollution hotspots and the impact on reservoir eutrophication

2020 ◽  
Vol 192 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Ling Chang ◽  
Zih-En Yu
2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastian Johann Manz ◽  
Juan Pablo Rodríguez ◽  
Čedo Maksimović ◽  
Neil McIntyre

A key control on the response of an urban drainage model is how well the observed rainfall records represent the real rainfall variability. Particularly in urban catchments with fast response flow regimes, the selection of temporal resolution in rainfall data collection is critical. Furthermore, the impact of the rainfall variability on the model response is amplified for water quality estimates, as uncertainty in rainfall intensity affects both the rainfall-runoff and pollutant wash-off sub-models, thus compounding uncertainties. A modelling study was designed to investigate the impact of altering rainfall temporal resolution on the magnitude and behaviour of uncertainties associated with the hydrological modelling compared with water quality modelling. The case study was an 85-ha combined sewer sub-catchment in Bogotá (Colombia). Water quality estimates showed greater sensitivity to the inter-event variability in rainfall hyetograph characteristics than to changes in the rainfall input temporal resolution. Overall, uncertainties from the water quality model were two- to five-fold those of the hydrological model. However, owing to the intrinsic scarcity of observations in urban water quality modelling, total model output uncertainties, especially from the water quality model, were too large to make recommendations for particular model structures or parameter values with respect to rainfall temporal resolution.


1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Andreadakis

A eutrophication-dissolved oxygen water quality model was developed and applied in order to predict the environmental impact from the discharge of the sewage of some 700,000 inhabitants of Attiki, Greece to the nearby Evoikos Gulf. Three alternative treatment and disposal schemes were examined, including primary treatment, biological treatment and biological treatment combined with seasonal nitrogen removal. The critical water quality parameters were found to be chlorophyll-a and transparency and it was concluded, on the basis of the model results, that, unless a stable and sufficiently long thermal stratification of the water body is sustained, biological treatment with seasonal nitrogen removal should be adopted as the minimum degree of treatment prior to discharge.


Author(s):  
Soobin Kim ◽  
Yong Sung Kwon ◽  
JongChel Pyo ◽  
Mayzonee Ligaray ◽  
Joong-Hyuk Min ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 193 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cássia Monteiro da Silva Burigato Costa ◽  
Izabel Rodrigues Leite ◽  
Aleska Kaufmann Almeida ◽  
Isabel Kaufmann de Almeida

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 454-468
Author(s):  
Yumeng Song ◽  
Jing Zhang

Abstract We integrated hyperspectral and field-measured chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) data from the Kristalbad constructed wetland in the Netherlands. We developed a best-fit band ratio empirical algorithm to generate a distribution map of Chl-a concentration (C chla) from SPOT 6 imagery. The C chla retrieved from remote sensing was compared with a water quality model established for a wetland pond system. The retrieved satellite results were combined with a water quality model to simulate and predict the changes in phytoplankton levels. The regression model provides good retrievals for Chl-a. The imagery-derived C chla performed well in calibrating the simulation results. For each pond, the modeled C chla showed a range of values similar to the Chl-a data derived from SPOT 6 imagery (10–25 mg m−3). The imagery-derived and prediction model results could be used as the guiding analytical tools to provide information covering an entire study area and to inform policies.


Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Xiamei Man ◽  
Chengwang Lei ◽  
Cayelan C. Carey ◽  
John C. Little

Many researchers use one-dimensional (1-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) coupled hydrodynamic and water-quality models to simulate water quality dynamics, but direct comparison of their relative performance is rare. Such comparisons may quantify their relative advantages, which can inform best practices. In this study, we compare two 1-year simulations in a shallow, eutrophic, managed reservoir using a community-developed 1-D model and a 3-D model coupled with the same water-quality model library based on multiple evaluation criteria. In addition, a verified bubble plume model is coupled with the 1-D and 3-D models to simulate the water temperature in four epilimnion mixing periods to further quantify the relative performance of the 1-D and 3-D models. Based on the present investigation, adopting a 1-D water-quality model to calibrate a 3-D model is time-efficient and can produce reasonable results; 3-D models are recommended for simulating thermal stratification and management interventions, whereas 1-D models may be more appropriate for simpler model setups, especially if field data needed for 3-D modeling are lacking.


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