Research Article
Feb 1975
Steady-State Water Quality Modeling in Streams
Authors: Robert Willis, AM.ASCE, Donald R. Anderson, M.ASCE, and John A. Dracup, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 101, Issue 2
Abstract
A general mathematical model for simulation of conservative and nonconservative constituents in streams and rivers is developed. Mass transport of constituents is accomplished by advection and biochemical reactions. The models simulate the interaction of the dissolved-oxygen resources of the water system with the nitrogen cycle, chlorophyll a, and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand. Also, conservative substances and phosphorous uptake by algae and coliforms are simulated by the model. The results of applying the model to the Truckee River system in northern California and Nevada are presented. The model has demonstrated the ability to simulate historical water quality conditions and to be a flexible easily adaptable planning tool.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 101 • Issue 2 • February 1975
Pages: 245 - 258
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1975
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Robert Willis, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof., School of Civ. and Environmental Engrg., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.
Donald R. Anderson, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof. and Chmn., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, Calif.
John A. Dracup, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Engrg. Systems Dept., School of Engrg. and Applied Sci., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Calif.
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