Water Quality Control

Lecture Notes

SES #	TOPICS	LECTURE NOTES
1	Introduction
2-3	Molecular Diffusion Random Walk Processes Application to Solar Ponds	Molecular Diffusion (PDF)
4-6	Turbulent Advection and Diffusion 1-, 2-, and 3-D Models of Concentration Distributions from Point, Line, and Plane Sources Instantaneous and Continuous Discharges Applications to Water and Air Pollution	Turbulent Diffusion (PDF)
7-8	Spatial Averaging Longitudinal Dispersion in Steady and Unsteady Flows Applications to Rivers	Spatial Averaging (PDF)
9-11	Mixing in Estuaries and Embayments Tidal Motion, Salinity Intrusion Flushing and Residence Time Concepts Field Tracer Studies	Estuarine Mixing (PDF)
12	First Quiz
13	Reactor Tanks (Fully Mixed, Dispersed Flow, and Plug Flow) Models of Reservoirs and Ponds Applications	Reactor Vessels (PDF)
14-15	Initial Mixing (Jets and Plumes; Ocean Outfalls) Applications	Initial Mixing (PDF - 3.0 MB)
16-17	Surface Boundary Processes: Exchange of Mass, Momentum, and Thermal Energy Thermal Stratification in Lakes and Reservoirs Models of Oil Spill Trajectory Gas Exchange	Surface Processes (PDF - 1.0 MB)
18-19	Bottom Boundary Processes: Sediment Erosion/Deposition Discrete and Flocculant Settling Sorption Processes Sediment-Water Exchange	Sediment-Water Exchange (PDF - 1.8 MB)
20-21	Carbon, Nutrient, and Oxygen Cycles Dissolved Oxygen in Rivers and Estuaries	Dissolved Oxygen (PDF)
22-23	Numerical Models of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality and their Linkage in 1-, 2-, and 3-D Model Selection/Assessment Case Studies	Water Quality Models (PDF)
24	Second Quiz
25	Student Presentations