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Influence of dead-water zones on the dispersive mass-transport in rivers
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Year: 2004 Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing

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The dispersive mass transport in rivers has been investigated to improve the predictability of transport scenarios in case of accidental pollutant spills. In particular, the influence of dead-water zones, as they are given by groin fields, on the transport characteristics in the main stream has been analyzed. A literature review of detailed map material from the rivers Rhine, Waal and Elbe has been performed, in order to plan representative laboratory experiments. Typical aspect ratios of the groin fields as well as typical inclination angles have been summarized. Based on these results, experiments have been performed in a laboratory flume equipped with schematized groins. Within theses experiments the aspect ratio, the inclination angles as well as the groin field volume has been varied. Due to the fact that the flow is very shallow and, therefore, quasi two-dimensional, the flow velocities have been determined at the water surface, using a Surface Particle-Image-Velocimetry-System that has been developed for that purpose. Additional measurements, using a two-dimensional Laser-Doppler-Velocimeter, have been performed for resolving the velocity distribution over the water depth. With the help of these measurements it was possible to determine the typical recirculating flows in the groin fields as well as the coherent, horizontal eddies in the mixing layer between dead-water zone and main stream, that are governing the mass exchange. The high spatial and temporal resolution of the surface PIV measurements made it possible to estimate also the mass exchange between groin field and main stream. With the help of Planar-Concentration-Analysis, which is a method for determining depth-averaged planar concentration fields, it could be shown that the mass exchange between groin field and main stream increases with increasing length of the groin field. For these measurements a tracer injection device has been developed, that consists of a movable multi-port injection-box and vacuum-pressure-unit, which is able to produce instantaneously, homogeneous and reproducible concentration fields. Finally a Lagrangian-Particle-Tracking-Method was developed to transfer the results, obtained locally at single groin fields, into the overall transport characteristics in the far-field of pollutant spill scenario for a river system consisting of a series of groin fields. Through the implementation of a transient-adhesion-boundary, it was possible to parameterize the influence of groin fields on the longitudinal dispersion, the transport velocity and the skewness of the concentration distribution in the case of a pollutant spill.


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Polish journal of environmental studies.
ISSN: 20835906 Year: 1992 Publisher: Olsztyn, Poland : HARD,


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Sedimentology and Society
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

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Understanding the societal impacts of, and improving resilience in response to Earth surface processes requires advancing and applying process sedimentology research in a wide range of environments. This means that these are exciting times for sedimentologists, as we have a growing range of tools, approaches and expertise to tackle some of the key challenges that face society; such as better understanding natural hazards, forecasting fluxes of contaminants through sediment transport pathways, and understanding the long-term transfer and storage of carbon. For instance, sedimentology has a key role in improving our understanding of both the frequency and impact of a wide range of geohazards that both directly and indirectly impact global communities, especially in more vulnerable Developing Countries. In particular, the links between cascades of hazards, and their response to anthropogenic changes are important but poorly understood. Recent advances in monitoring and analytical methods, as well as adaption of existing approaches, provide the opportunity to fill these outstanding knowledge gaps, as well as gaps in other areas, such as the dispersal of pollutants (e.g. microplastics, pesticides) in the natural environment. Understanding pollutant, and other important particulate (e.g. organic carbon) transport pathways, and their ultimate fates, requires detailed characterisation of the sedimentary processes within and between environments, over a wide range of timescales.


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Journal of environmental radioactivity.
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ISSN: 18791700 0265931X Year: 1984 Publisher: Barking, Essex, England : Elsevier Applied Science Pub.,

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" ... international forum for publication of original research or review papers on any aspect of the occurrence of radioactivity in natural systems. Relevant subject areas range from applications of environmental radionuclides as mechanistic or timescale tracers of natural processes to assessments of the radioecological or radiological effects of ambient radioactivity."


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Microplastics and nanoplastics.
ISSN: 26624966 Year: 2021 Publisher: [Cham, Switzerland] : BioMed Central, part of Springer Nature,

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The journal provides a unified platform for the international reporting of ground-breaking research results and reviews covering the fast-growing area of plastics research. Work across all length scales (macro, micro and nano) and heterogeneous pollutants will be considered


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Atmospheric chemistry in the Mediterranean region.
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ISBN: 3030823849 3030823857 Year: 2022 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,


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Journal of exposure analysis and environmental epidemiology.
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ISSN: 14765519 Year: 2005 Publisher: [New York, NY] : Nature Pub. Group,


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Reproductive toxicology.
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ISSN: 18731708 08906238 Year: 1987 Publisher: New York, NY : Elsevier Science


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Environmental toxicology and water quality.
ISSN: 10982256 Year: 1991 Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Wiley Periodicals, Inc.,

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Water quality bioassay --- Water --- Microbiological assay --- Toxicity testing --- Environmental Monitoring. --- Environmental Pollutants. --- Environmental Pollution. --- Water Pollutants. --- Water Pollution. --- Eau --- Dosage microbiologique --- Toxicité --- Écotoxicologie --- Environnement --- Pollution --- Toxicology --- Qualité --- Essais biologiques --- Toxicologie --- Surveillance --- Thermal Water Pollution --- Water Pollution, Thermal --- Pollution, Thermal Water --- Pollution, Water --- Pollutions, Thermal Water --- Pollutions, Water --- Thermal Water Pollutions --- Water Pollutions --- Water Pollutions, Thermal --- Pollutants, Water --- Pollution, Environmental --- Soil Pollution --- Pollution, Soil --- Pollutants, Environmental --- Bio-Monitoring --- Biologic Monitoring --- Biomonitoring --- Environmental Surveillance --- Monitoring, Biological --- Biological Monitoring --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Bio Monitoring --- Monitoring, Biologic --- Surveillance, Environmental --- Poisons --- Toxicological testing --- Toxicology testing --- Assay, Microbiological --- Microbial assay --- Testing --- Environmental Pollutants --- Radiation Exposure --- Environmental Exposure --- Environmental Pollution --- Environmental Restoration and Remediation --- Ecological Parameter Monitoring --- Toxicology, Experimental --- Biological assay --- Hydrology --- Analysis --- Pollutants --- Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring --- Environmental Pollutant --- Pollutant --- Pollutant, Environmental

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