Fluvial suspended aggregates and contaminant association / S.S. Rao, I.G. Droppo and E. Ongley.: En13-5/90-93E-PDF
"The relationship between suspended particles and contaminant transport has long been recognized. The significance of suspended flocs or aggregates to contaminant transport is, however, not clearly understood. In this study, suspended aggregates from the Sixteen-Mile Creek in Ontario and the Yamaska River in Quebec are used to understand and evaluate the significance of flocculated nmterial to total suspended solids load, contaminant adsorption and transport process. Samples from the Sixteen-Mile Creek and the Yamaska River were sized by digitization and laser particle sizer analysis respectively. Yamaska River samples were also fractionated using a modified cascade filtration technique for bacteriological analysis and for determination of the nature of contaminant interactions with different aggregate size ranges. Suspended aggregates represent a significant proportion of the total suspended solid volume, and contain a large population of bacteria. This work indicates that a relationship may exist between contaminant binding, aggregate size and bacterial density"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Canada Centre for Inland Waters. National Water Research Institute (Canada). Rivers Research Branch. |
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| Title | Fluvial suspended aggregates and contaminant association / S.S. Rao, I.G. Droppo and E. Ongley. |
| Series title | NWRI contribution ; 90-93 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | "RRB 90-59." Title from cover. Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-17). |
| Publishing information | Burlington, Ontario : Canada Centre for Inland Waters, National Water Research Institute, Rivers Research Branch, September 1990. |
| Author / Contributor | Rao, S. S. (Salem S.), 1934- author. Droppo, I. G., author. Ongley, Edwin D., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (18 pages, 4 unnumbered pages) : maps, graphs. |
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| Subject terms | Water management Bacteria Pollutants |
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