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MODELING LONG-TERM PAH ATTENUATION IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENT, CASE STUDY: ELIZABETH RIVER, VA

  • WANG P.F;CHOI WOO-HEE;LEATHER JIM;KIRTAY VIKKI
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.09b
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    • pp.1189-1192
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    • 2005
  • Due to their slow degradation properties, hydrophobic organic contaminants in estuarine sediment have been a concern for risks to human health and aquatic organisms. Studies of fate and transport of these contaminants in estuaries are further complicated by the fact that hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes in these regions are complex, involving processes with various temporal and spatial scales. In order to simulate and quantify long-term attenuation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in the Elizabeth River, VA, we develop a modeling approach, which employs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's water quality model, WASP, and encompasses key physical and chemical processes that govern long-term fate and transport of PAHs in the river. In this box-model configuration, freshwater inflows mix with ocean saline water and tidally averaged dispersion coefficients are obtained by calibration using measured salinity data. Sediment core field data is used to estimate the net deposition/erosion rate, treating only either the gross resuspension or deposition rate as the calibration parameter. Once calibrated, the model simulates fate and transport PAHs following the loading input to the river in 1967, nearly 4 decades ago. Sediment PAH concentrations are simulated over 1967-2022 and model results for Year 2002 are compared with field data measured at various locations of the river during that year. Sediment concentrations for Year 2012 and 2022 are also projected for various remedial actions. Since all the model parameters are based on empirical field data, model predictions should reflect responses based on the assumptions that have been governing the fate and sediment transport for the past decades.

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The Effect of Branches on Kumho River's Water Quality (지류의 수질이 금호강 본류의 수질에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Yang, Duk Seok;Bae, Hun-Kyun
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.21 no.10
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    • pp.1245-1253
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    • 2012
  • In this study, how branches of Kumho River affect to the water quality on Kumho River was investigated. Water samples from six sampling points at Kumho River and three at each branch were taken from Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011. As results, Namcheon affected BOD and T-P concentrations on Kumho River while Sincheon did only T-P concentrations. However, the water quality of Kumho River was improved because of Sincheon in terms of BOD and COD concentrations. This was the results from management of Sincheon wastewater treatment facility and Jisan wastewater treatment facility which might be the best example for managing wastewater treatment facilities. Dalsecheon would not affect the water quality of Kumho River although it had bad conditions of water quality because of lack of its water quantity comparing to Kumho River's.

The Effect of for Major River Project and Kumho River on Nakdong River's Water Quality - Focused on Kangjung-Koryung Weir (4대강 사업과 금호강의 수질이 낙동강 본류에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구 - 강정고령보 공사현장을 중심으로)

  • Hwang, Sam-Jin;Bae, Hun-Kyun;Kim, Hak-Yoon
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.695-703
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    • 2013
  • In this study, the effects of four major river project and Kumho River, second biggest branch of Nakdong River, were investigated to provide basic data for proper management of Nakdong River's water quality. Daily sampling processes at three different points, Munsanri (the upper side of Kangjung-Koryung weir), Kangchang (the outlet of the Kumho River) and Samunjin (the lower side of Kangjung-Koryung weir and junction of Kumho River and Nakdong River), were conducted from May 1st 2011 to Sep. 4th 2011. Water samples were analyzed for nine factors, DO, BOD, COD, T-N, T-P, pH, turbidity, SS, and coliform. As demonstrated by the results, concentrations of BOD, T-N, T-P and coliform at Nakdong River were affected by water quality of Kumho River while SS and turbidity were affected by constructions for Kangjung-Koryung weir. Further studies, for example, affects of wastewater treatment facilities, should be followed.

A Study on characteristics of sediment transfer in Nakdong estuary (낙동강 하구의 퇴적물 이동특성에 관한 연구)

  • Jeon Yong-ho;Lee In-Cheol;Ryu Cheong-Ro
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.161-166
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    • 2004
  • Research for deposits in Nakdong eatuary that research about Nakdong eatuary's sediment flows out in Nakdong-kang so far had been progressed but research about deposits that is flowed in open sea is insufficient. Observed Nakdong eatuary's characteristic of sediment transfer through observation during the second during Buteo 20 days on February 6, 2004 in this research Resuspension bed load Flux appeared high the first result St.4 point and St.5 point. St.4 branch had much bed load amount that is flowed in the east, and bed load that St.5 branch is flowed in the south appeared much Tendency such as the first showed in the second result, but compare with the first result and St.5 branch had much bed load that is transfer in end. Bed load that is transfer in observation result Nakdong river was less. As this, can know that amount of sediment that is transfer in open sea more than deposits that is transfer in Nakdong river is much Is expected to exert effect that deposits that is transfer in open sea is high in Nakdong estuary's topography change. Specially, observation result is expected that Nakdong estuary's deposition tendency becomes Jinwoodo southern and Shinho southern.

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Ecological structure and management of a creek of the Han River -In the case of sooipcheon and anyangcheon- (한강지천의 생태계 구조와 관리- 수입천과 안양천을 대상으로-)

  • 최송현;이경재;류창희;황성현
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.132-143
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    • 1995
  • Comprehensive development projects were carried out on the Han River from 1982 to 1986 for the purpose of creating a more serviceable places such as a riverside parks and autoroads and so on. However because of the river development, river ecosystem and function were destroyed. And many local autonomous entity follows comprehensive development projects as if it is a model case. To investigate the impact that the river development effects the river ecosystem, two sites which are Anyangcheon and Sooipcheon were surveyed in the right of around plants ecosystem and structure. Two sites are creek of the Hna River. Sooipcheon maintains the sound ecosystem. It has sufficient carrying capacity for the river recreation activity. The reason is that a hydrophyte absorbs nutrients from the stream and the river ecosystem meets the around terrestrial one neturally. Number of hydrophyte increase from upstream going forward to downstream. Number of hydrophyte increase from upstream going forward to downstream. Anyangchoen is seriously polluted stream out of many branch stream of the Han river. In the upstream various woody plants and hydrophyte appeared. But from the river developed area at midstream, naturalized plants dominated such as Bidens tripartita, panicum dichotomiflorum etc. To manage the creek ecologically, hydrophyts were introduced in partly for natural purification after rehavilitate the riverside, and steadily monitoring is demanded.

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An Implicit Numerical Model of the Han River (한강의 음해수치모형)

  • 최병호;고진석;안익장
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.346-354
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    • 1995
  • Present study continues an earlier hydrodynamic modeling of the Han River (Choi and Ann. 1992) by adopting an implicit scheme with branch transformation algorithm to improve computational efficiency. The established model was used to compute steady flow conditions and also to hindcast 1925. 1972. 1984 and 1990 floods. Discussions wert made on related problems and further improvements of the model.

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The effects of scour depth and riverbed condition on the natural frequencies of integral abutment bridges

  • Akbari, Reza;Maadani, Saeed;Abedi, Alireza;Maalek, Shahrokh
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.85-101
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    • 2019
  • The effects of foundation scour depth and riverbed condition on the natural frequencies of a typical cross-river integral abutment bridge have been studied. The conventional operational modal analysis technique has been employed in order to extract the modal properties of the bridge and the results have been used in the Finite Element (FE) model updating procedure. Two tests have been carried out in two different levels of water and wet condition of the riverbed. In the first test, the riverbed was in dry condition for two subsequent years and the level of water was 10 meter lower than the natural riverbed. In the second test, the river was opened to water flow from the upstream dam and the level of water was 2 meter higher than the natural riverbed. The results of these two tests have also been used in order to find to what extend the presence of water flow in the river and saturation of the surrounding soil affect the bridge natural frequencies. Finally, the updated FE model of the bridge has been applied in a series of parametric analyses incorporating the effect of piles' relative scour depth on the bridge natural frequency of the first four vibration modes.

Water Quality Assesment of the Lower Yeongsan River System (영산강 하류권역 하천수의 수질평가)

  • Youn, Seok-Tai;Koh, Yeong-Koo;Oh, Kang-Ho;Moon, Byoung-Chan;Kim, Hai-Gyoung
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.259-270
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    • 2003
  • To investigate the water quality and the pollution state of lower Yeongsan river system, 38 water samples were taken from the main stream of the Yeongsan river, Gomakwon and Hampyeong streams of the system in dry and flood seasons, May and August, 2001. The Yeongsan river is typically natural in accordance with pH-& diagram. But the chemistry based on Piper's diagram indicates that the river is influenced by seawater. BOD increases as the sampling sites are approaching the downstream in Gomakwon and Hampyeong streams overwhelming WQS V grade of 12.40mg/l. T-N and T-P of the river are mainly loaded not in above branch streams but in the main stream of the river, which are caused by manure for farming, domestic animal discharges and life-sewage, in possible. Meanwhile, heavy metal contents are below WQS or not detect in whole water samples. So, it shows that the above river waters be polluted by not industrial but life/agricultural foul waters.