scholarly journals Variability of dissolved CO<sub>2</sub> in the Pang and Lambourn Chalk rivers

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 328-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Griffiths ◽  
J. Nutter ◽  
A. Binley ◽  
N. Crook ◽  
A. Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Dissolved Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Borehole Water ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

Abstract. This paper presents the results of a two-year field campaign to determine the spatial and temporal variability of groundwater interaction with surface waters in two Cretaceous Chalk catchments (the Pang and Lambourn) in the Upper Thames in Berkshire, UK, based on measurement of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). Average stream water concentrations of dissolved CO2 were up to 35 times the concentration at atmospheric equilibrium. Mean groundwater concentrations of 85 and 70 times the atmospheric equilibrium were determined from borehole water sampled in the Pang and Lambourn respectively. Diurnal and seasonal variation of in-stream concentration of dissolved CO2 is not significant enough to mask the signal from groundwater inputs.

A laboratory study of the initial effects of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) on metal release from shallow sediments

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 183-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charuleka Varadharajan ◽  
Ruth M. Tinnacher ◽  
John D. Pugh ◽  
Robert C. Trautz ◽  
Liange Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Laboratory Study ◽  
Metal Release ◽  
Dissolved Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Shallow Sediments ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

Evaluation of initial collision-attachment efficiency between carbon dioxide bubbles and algae particles for separation and harvesting

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 2482-2491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi-Sug Kim ◽  
Dong-Heui Kwak
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Particle Separation ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Dissolved Air Flotation ◽  
Flotation Process ◽  
Dissolved Carbon ◽  
Attachment Efficiency ◽  
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

Microalgae have been regarded as a pollutant causing algal blooms in lakes or reservoirs but have recently been considered as a useful source of biomass to produce biofuel or feed for livestock. For the algae particle separation process, carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the main greenhouse gases, is dissolved into a body of water rather than being emitted into atmosphere. This study aims at determining the feasibility of CO2 bubbles as an algae particle separation collector in a flotation process and providing useful information for effective algae harvesting by describing optimal operating conditions of dissolved carbon dioxide flotation or dissolved air flotation. The first step is to develop a flotation model for bi-functional activity, algae control and algae harvesting at the same time. A series of model simulations is run to investigate algae particle separation possibilities such as an initial collision-attachment efficiency that depends upon separation characteristics due to an algae life cycle, including: pH, size distribution, zeta potential, cell surface charge, density, electric double layer, alkalinity, and so on. Based on the separation characteristics, conditions required to form flocculation are predicted in order to obtain the optimal flotation efficiency.

Impact of Dursban and Abate on Microbial Numbers and Some Chemical Properties of Standing Ponds

1975 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Butcher ◽  
M. Boyer ◽  
CD. Fowle
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Active Ingredient ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Carbon ◽  
Photosynthetic Productivity ◽  
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Microbial Numbers

Abstract Eleven small ponds, lined with polyethylene, were used to assess the consequences of applications of *DursbanR at 0.004, 0.030, 0.100 and 1.000 ppm and AbateR at 0.025 and 0.100 ppm active ingredient. The treated ponds showed a more pronounced long-term increase in pH and dissolved oxygen and decreasing total and dissolved carbon dioxide in comparison with untreated ponds. Algal blooms were of longer duration in treated ponds than in controls. Total photosynthetic productivity was higher in treated ponds but bacterial numbers did not change significantly. Photosynthetic productivity was estimated by following the changes in total carbon dioxide.

scholarly journals The influence of riparian woodland on the spatial and temporal variability of stream water temperatures in an upland salmon stream

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. A. Malcolm ◽  
D. M. Hannah ◽  
M. J. Donaghy ◽  
C. Soulsby ◽  
A. F. Youngson
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Regime ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Heat Budget ◽  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Riparian Woodland

Abstract. The spatio-temporal variability of stream water temperatures was investigated at six locations on the Girnock Burn (30km2 catchment), Cairngorms, Scotland over three hydrological years between 1998 and 2002. The key site-specific factors affecting the hydrology and climatology of the sampling points were investigated as a basis for physical process inference. Particular emphasis was placed on assessing the effects of riparian forest in the lower catchment versus the heather moorland riparian zones that are spatially dominant in the upper catchment. The findings were related to river heat budget studies that provided process detail. Gross changes in stream temperature were affected by the annual cycle of incoming solar radiation and seasonal changes in hydrological and climatological conditions. Inter-annual variation in these controlling variables resulted in inter-annual variability in thermal regime. However, more subtle inter-site differences reflected the impact of site-specific characteristics on various components of the river energy budget. Inter-site variability was most apparent at shorter time scales, during the summer months and for higher stream temperatures. Riparian woodland in the lower catchment had a substantial impact on thermal regime, reducing diel variability (over a period of 24 hours) and temperature extremes. Observed inter-site differences are likely to have a substantial effect on freshwater ecology in general and salmonid fish in particular. Keywords: temperature, thermal regime, forest, salmon, hydrology, Girnock Burn, Cairngorm

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