Effects of pulp mill effluent on the transport characteristics of suspended sediments in the Athabasca River in Canada / by B.G. Krishnappan. : En13-5/95-52E-PDF

"Field measurements of suspended sediment transport carried out in the Athabasca River near Hinton, Alberta, Canada, are described. The objective of the measurements was to examine the influence of pulp mill effluent entering the river from a nearby pulp mill, on the suspended sediment. The results of the field measurement showed that the effluent had a significant impact on the transport of the sediment. Specifically, the effluent increased the deposition rates of the sediment and caused a substantial reduction of sediment concentration in reaches downstream of the effluent outfall. The reduction in sediment concentrations and the concomitant sediment load can only be attributed to the pulp mill effluent as there were no abrupt changes in the hydraulic characteristics of the river in the reach of interest. These observations were also confirmed by a laboratory experiment conducted in a newly built circular, rotating flume at the National Water Research Institute at Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The findings of this study have implications for modelling sediment transport in rivers receiving bleached pulp mill effluent"--Abstract.

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Renseignements sur la publication
Ministère/Organisme Canada. Environment Canada.
National Water Research Institute (Canada)
Titre Effects of pulp mill effluent on the transport characteristics of suspended sediments in the Athabasca River in Canada / by B.G. Krishnappan.
Titre de la série NWRI contribution ; 95-52
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes abstract in French.
Information sur la publication Burlington, Ontario : National Water Research Institute, [1995]
Auteur / Contributeur Krishnappan, B. G., 1943- author.
Description 1 online resource (21 pages) : charts, maps.
Numéro de catalogue
  • En13-5/95-52E-PDF
Descripteurs Sediments
Pulp and paper industry
Water pollution
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