Research Article
Oct 1968
Predicting DO Variations Caused by Algae
Publication: Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 94, Issue 5
Abstract
Eutrophic environments are often dominated by planktonic algal populations (phytoplankton) which can cause diurnal variations in DO concentrations through respiratory activity and photosynthesis. Photo synthetic oxygenation and respiratory deoxygenation rates of estuarine phytoplankton were measured at various standing crop (chlorophyll) levels. Oxygen production and consumption rates for actively growing phytoplankton populations were related to standing crop at 20○C and non-limiting light. Variations in algal photo synthetic production rate, as related to light adaption, age of cells, nutrition, temperature and algal type, are considered. The Streeter-Phelps equation was modified to include phytoplankton production and respiration rates in formulations designed to predict DO concentrations over a 24-hr period. An example is given, and the resulting predictions are compared with field measurements from a tidal reach of the San Joaquin River, California.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 94 • Issue 5 • October 1968
Pages: 867 - 881
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© 1968 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Richard C. Bain Jr.
Sanitary Engr., Central Paciflic River Basins Project, FWPCA, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Alameda, Calif.
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