Flume experiments with Hamilton Harbour coal pile deposits / Y.L. Lau and I.G. Droppo, Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Branch, National Water Research Institute, Department of the Environment.: En13-5/98-24E-PDF
"Experiments on the erosion characteristics of contaminated bed sediments from Hamilton Harbour were conducted in an annular flume. Sediments were obtained from the Kenilworth boatslip which receives coal pile runoff. Values of the critical shear stress for bed erosion were obtained for nine different runs. It was discovered that the presence of biofilm had very significant impacts on the erosion resistance of the bed as well as on the behaviour of the sediment flocs brought into suspension. Without any change in hydraulic conditions, sediments eroded from the bed were observed to settle out almost completely. Size distributions for the sediment flocs were obtained and discussed based on a conceptual model of floc recycling"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada). Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Branch. National Water Research Institute (Canada) |
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| Title | Flume experiments with Hamilton Harbour coal pile deposits / Y.L. Lau and I.G. Droppo, Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Branch, National Water Research Institute, Department of the Environment. |
| Series title | NWRI contribution ; no. 98-024 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. Includes management perspective and abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | Burlington, Ontario, : National Water Research Institute = Institut national de recherche sur les eaux.[1998] |
| Author / Contributor | Lau, Y. L., author. Droppo, I. G., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (25 unnumbered pages) : illustrations. |
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| Subject terms | Water pollution Sediments |
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