Great Lakes river-estuary hydrodynamics finite element model

Chen and Lee (1991) are complimented for addressing water-quality problems in Green Bay, WI Lower Green Bay and the Fox River suffer from eutrophication and PCB-contaminated sediments. Violations of the dissolved oxygen (DO) standard (5 mg/L) occur in the navigation channel in lower Green Bay and th...

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Published in:Journal of hydraulic engineering (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1993-01, Vol.119 (2), p.292-295
Main Author: McCutcheon, S C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Freshwater
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Summary:Chen and Lee (1991) are complimented for addressing water-quality problems in Green Bay, WI Lower Green Bay and the Fox River suffer from eutrophication and PCB-contaminated sediments. Violations of the dissolved oxygen (DO) standard (5 mg/L) occur in the navigation channel in lower Green Bay and the Fox River. Dissolved polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations violate standards over wide areas of Green Bay and the Fox River. Extensive areas have PCB-contaminated sediments. Unfortunately, the proposed model does not address the major water-quality issues in Green Bay and may not be useful as a general-purpose model. A depth-averaged model is not adequate to determine cause and effect during the stratified conditions that exist in the navigation channel when low DO events occur. The resuspension of contaminated sediments is not adequately addressed with a depth-averaged model. The management of dredged materials requires site-specific models, not general-purpose models.
ISSN:0733-9429
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(1993)119:2(292)