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Hardbound. The INTERCOH series of conferences bring together the world's leading researchers and practitioners in cohesive sediment transport processes to share recent insights. This book presents papers that examine the spectrum of fine sediment transport related science and engineering, including the basics and applications of flocculation, settling, deposition, and erosion, advanced numerical models used in engineering practice, and applications to mud flats and harbor siltation.
The papers appearing in this volume reflect the current attention in sediment/water science to five main topics of investigation: Sediment dynamics in estuaries, coastal waters, lakes, reservoirs and rivers; Sediment-associated biological processes; Contaminant accumulation, distribution and geochemistry; Fluxes from sediments; and Element cycling. Contributors address sediment/water interactions related to both fresh and salt water conditions.
The Second Autumn Course on Mathematical Ecology was held at the Intern ational Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy in November and December of 1986. During the four year period that had elapsed since the First Autumn Course on Mathematical Ecology, sufficient progress had been made in applied mathemat ical ecology to merit tilting the balance maintained between theoretical aspects and applications in the 1982 Course toward applications. The course format, while similar to that of the first Autumn Course on Mathematical Ecology, consequently focused upon applications of mathematical ecology. Current areas of application are almost as diverse as the spectrum covered by ecology. The topiys of this book reflect this diversity and were chosen because of perceived interest and utility to developing countries. Topical lectures began with foundational material mostly derived from Math ematical Ecology: An Introduction (a compilation of the lectures of the 1982 course published by Springer-Verlag in this series, Volume 17) and, when possible, progressed to the frontiers of research. In addition to the course lectures, workshops were arranged for small groups to supplement and enhance the learning experience. Other perspectives were provided through presentations by course participants and speakers at the associated Research Conference. Many of the research papers are in a companion volume, Mathematical Ecology: Proceedings Trieste 1986, published by World Scientific Press in 1988. This book is structured primarily by application area. Part II provides an introduction to mathematical and statistical applications in resource management.
This two-volume reference presents a series of review and research articles on advances in computing, marine physics, and remote sensing and addresses their importance to shallow sea modeling. Intended as a tribute to Dr. Norman Heaps, topics in the book reflect the range and diversity of his work, as well as his influence on international marine science. Topics discussed include numerical techniques, flow in homogenous sea regions, stratified flows, lake regimes, validation of numerical models, remote sensing as a method to collect oceanographic data at the sea surface, and bottom boundary modeling. Marine scientists actively involved in mathematical modeling and scientists who are interested in using models as tools to gain more insight and understanding of the processes they are observing will find this text useful.
Synthetic musk fragrances are used in a wide variety of consumer products and can enter aquatic environments through wastewater effluent. Limited data are available on the distribution and behavior of these chemicals, especially in solid matrices and with respect to use patterns and distribution in the United States. Improving our understanding of the environmental fate of musk compounds has implications for risk assessment of both musks and other emerging contaminants. Although nitromusks are known to be hydrophobic, little attention has been paid to their behavior in sediments. A sediment extraction method using sonication was developed and used to analyze samples from San Francisco Bay. Two nitromusk compounds were measured at low levels, with the highest concentrations found in the southernmost region of the Bay. Samples were also analyzed from a nearby tidal channel fed by a wastewater treatment plant outfall, where nitromusks were found at slightly higher concentrations. A nitromusk metabolite was present at concentrations above its parent compound, suggesting that these metabolites may play an important role in the fate of nitromusk compounds. Concentrations of all three compounds were highest at the earliest of four sampling dates, and a geographic survey of sediments along the tidal channel showed that concentrations decreased rapidly with distance from the outfall and were close to background before the channel reached the Bay. To determine if the same pattern existed in other effluent-fed channels, a second study was performed adjacent to another local wastewater outfall. At this site both nitro and polycyclic musks were analyzed, and concentrations in water and suspended solids were measured in addition to sediment. Nitromusk concentrations were lower than at the first field site, and the distribution pattern was noticeably different. In the sediment, concentrations were lowest adjacent to the outfall and increased with distance both up and downstream. Polycyclic musks were present at much higher concentrations and showed a similar distribution pattern in sediment. Concentrations in suspended solids were highest near the outfall and decreased with distance. Aqueous concentrations generally decreased with distance from the source; however, the pattern was much more complex than the one seen at the first field site. A mass-balance computer model was developed to predict the environmental fate of hydrophobic chemicals in rivers and tidal channels. The model was applied to galaxolide at the second field site in hopes of explaining the chemical distribution pattern seen in the field measurements. The results captured the magnitude and some of the observed concentration patterns, but the model was less successful at matching the detailed distribution. An examination of the contaminant mass flows and dimensionless mass transfer parameters suggests that tidal dispersion, settling, and resuspension are the dominant mass transport mechanisms. An unsteady version of a tidal dispersion model was also developed and applied to a tracer in the same system. The results suggest that sampling at neap tide may be preferable to sampling at spring tide since there is less variation in concentration, and that channel branches play an important role and should be considered in future work. Using the model and dimensionless parameters to evaluate important mass transport mechanisms provides valuable information on which processes and parameters have the largest impact on contaminant fate. These insights can be used to adapt and improve the model and to suggest experimental designs to maximize the benefits of future sampling studies.