Title: Continuous simulations of nutrients and BOD through a stream section

Authors: Monzur A. Imteaz; Iqbal Hossain; A.H.M. Faisal Anwar

Addresses: Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia ' Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia ' Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia

Abstract: This paper presents development of a one-dimensional stream water quality model for the continuous simulations of suspended sediments, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN) along a particular stream section. The model first integrates stream hydraulics and suspended sediments transport and deposition processes. Then computations of degradation of water quality parameters (BOD, TP and TN) are incorporated with the hydraulic-sediment transport model. The stream hydraulic model was developed using Muskingum-Cunge method of channel routing. The well known suspended sediment transport/deposition processes have been modified and integrated with the developed hydraulic model. The developed water quality model was applied and simulated for the Saltwater Creek, Gold Coast, Australia. Sensitivity analysis of the model showed that all the particles characteristics within incoming stream flows are important for the better prediction of suspended sediment loads.

Keywords: continuous simulation; suspended sediments; biochemical oxygen demand; BOD; total phosphorus; total nitrogen; stream water quality; streams; hydraulic modelling; stream hydraulics; hydraulic-sediment transport models; channel routing; Australia; stream flows.

DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2015.068957

International Journal of Water, 2015 Vol.9 No.2, pp.144 - 156

Received: 09 Aug 2013
Accepted: 24 Sep 2013

Published online: 30 Apr 2015 *

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