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Modeling of hourly river water temperatures using artificial neural networks 利用人工神经网络模拟每小时河水温度

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2014.007

Cindie Hébert, D. Caissie, M. Satish, N. El‐Jabi

{"title":"Modeling of hourly river water temperatures using artificial neural networks","authors":"Cindie Hébert, D. Caissie, M. Satish, N. El‐Jabi","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2014.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2014.007","url":null,"abstract":"Water temperature is an important component for water quality and biotic conditions in rivers. A good knowledge of river thermal regime is critical for the management of aquatic resources and environmental impact studies. The objective of the present study was to develop a water temperature model as a function of air temperatures, water temperatures and water level data using artificial neural network (ANN) techniques for two thermally different streams. This model was applied on an hourly basis. The results showed that ANN models are an effective modeling tool with overall root-mean-square-error of 0.94 and 1.23 °C, coefficient of determination ( R 2) of 0.967 and 0.962 and bias of −0.13 and 0.02 °C, for Catamaran Brook and the Little Southwest Miramichi River, respectively. The ANN model performed best in summer and autumn and showed a poorer performance in spring. Results of the present study showed similar or better results to those of deterministic and stochastic models. The present study shows that the predicted hourly water temperatures can also be used to estimate the mean and maximum daily water temperatures. The many advantages of ANN models are their simplicity, low data requirements, their capability of modeling long-term time series as well as having an overall good performance.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2014.007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67980338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Loading estimate methods to support integrated watershed-lake modelling: Duffins Creek, Lake Ontario 支持流域-湖泊综合建模的负荷估算方法:达芬溪，安大略湖

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2013.022

W. Booty, I. Wong, G. S. Bowen, P. Fong, Craig McCrimmon, L. León

{"title":"Loading estimate methods to support integrated watershed-lake modelling: Duffins Creek, Lake Ontario","authors":"W. Booty, I. Wong, G. S. Bowen, P. Fong, Craig McCrimmon, L. León","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2013.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.022","url":null,"abstract":"Integrated watershed-lake modelling requires high quality data for calibration and validation. The two-phase loading estimate approach presented here provides a more confident estimate of nutrient loads for these models. Phase 1 establishes the initial range of the loading estimates using averaging algorithms, ratio estimators, event mean concentration (EMC) and regression-based methods. For Duffins Creek outlet, the 2007, 2008 and 2009 ranges are 6.2–30, 22.3–78 and 19.5–242 tonnes of total phosphorus (TP), respectively. After combining the Beale ratio estimator and the regression-based methods in Phase 2, the 2007, 2008 and 2009 ranges are reduced to 13–17, 57–73 and 69–92 tonnes TP, respectively. The reduction represents the 0 and 28.07% upper bound bias of the regression-based method. Applying this information to the regression-based methods, daily and monthly ranges with a lower bound with no adjustment and with upper bound as 1.2807 times the regression-based TP load estimates are established. These loads are then used in integrated watershed-lake model calibration and validation to improve the model predictions.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67979290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 8

Evaluation of an in situ early life stage test with cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki, for environmental monitoring – a case study using mine effluent 评价用克拉氏切喉鳟鱼进行环境监测的原位早期生命阶段试验——一个使用矿山废水的案例研究

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2013.047

B. Chalmers, J. Elphick, G. Gilron, H. Bailey

{"title":"Evaluation of an in situ early life stage test with cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki, for environmental monitoring – a case study using mine effluent","authors":"B. Chalmers, J. Elphick, G. Gilron, H. Bailey","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2013.047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.047","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated an in situ early life stage test using cutthroat trout for potential use in Canada9s Metal Mines Effluent Regulations 9 Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) program. Current field monitoring approaches focus on either adult fish surveys or mesocosm studies, but both of these have inherent limitations that may affect their suitability on a site-specific basis. This study evaluated an alternative approach, namely an in situ toxicity test, as part of an EEM program for a zinc, copper and gold mine. Hatchboxes containing cutthroat trout embryos were placed in a creek that receives treated effluent from the mine, and monitored through the swim-up stage to evaluate hatching success, survival, normal development and growth. Advantages of the method include: no feeding requirement during exposure, fixed exposure locations, relevant endpoints and high statistical sensitivity. In addition, the extended exposure period integrated long-term exposure variables, including low-flow and freshet events. This approach also has application to other salmonid species and types of discharges.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.047","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67979082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Evaluation of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay for monitoring effluent quality and disinfection performance 三磷酸腺苷(ATP)生物发光法监测出水水质和消毒性能的评价

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2013.110

Natalie Linklater, B. Örmeci

{"title":"Evaluation of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay for monitoring effluent quality and disinfection performance","authors":"Natalie Linklater, B. Örmeci","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2013.110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.110","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the use of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay as a tool for monitoring water and wastewater quality and disinfection performance subsequent to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and chlorine disinfection. Two different commercially available ATP assays were used in the study and controlled experiments were carried out using a pure Escherichia coli culture to determine how the ATP content of samples change after they are exposed to UV and chlorine. Finally, a selected assay was used with samples collected from drinking water and wastewater treatment plants to assess its potential use by treatment plants for process and effluent monitoring. The ATP assay could detect the chlorine damage to cells but the detection limit of the assay was not sensitive enough to determine the level of chlorine disinfection performance. No clear trend was observed between UV irradiation and ATP content of the cells. Samples were also collected from water and wastewater treatment plants and a good correlation was observed between the culture-based methods and the ATP assay results, which indicate the potential use of the ATP assay as a process and effluent quality monitoring tool at treatment plants.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.110","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67979956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 12

Philip H. Jones Award 菲利普·h·琼斯奖

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2015.000

Portland Press Ltd

引用次数: 0

Decision support system to select sustainable point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment systems (D4SPOUTS) 选择可持续的使用点/入口点处理系统的决策支持系统(D4SPOUTS)

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2013.058

M. Hamouda, W. B. Anderson, P. Huck

{"title":"Decision support system to select sustainable point-of-use/point-of-entry treatment systems (D4SPOUTS)","authors":"M. Hamouda, W. B. Anderson, P. Huck","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2013.058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.058","url":null,"abstract":"Point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) devices are, in some situations, considered to be a viable solution for drinking water suppliers and consumers alike to deal with site specific drinking water issues. This paper introduces a newly developed decision support system (DSS) that employs decision making techniques to select among the various devices based on their characterization and sustainability assessment. Careful illustration of the various aspects and components of the DSS is provided and the decision process is explained. Aspects of validity, usability and sensitivity analysis are demonstrated through a hypothetical case study for removing lead introduced in the distribution system of municipally treated drinking water. The output of the DSS helps to determine the more sustainable treatment devices which should have positive implications for the application of POU and POE devices. Other potential uses of the DSS are described to illustrate its versatility and usefulness. The DSS is not intended to replace common engineering practice in selecting POU and POE treatment systems, but rather to give support to the users by providing the necessary information about all possible solutions.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67980321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Pollutant removal efficiency of a retrofitted stormwater detention pond 改造后的雨塘去除污染物的效率

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2013.020

J. F. Carpenter, B. Vallet, G. Pelletier, P. Lessard, P. Vanrolleghem

引用次数: 50

Impact of salinity on coagulation and dissolved air flotation treatment for oil and gas produced water 矿化度对油气采出水混凝及溶气浮选处理的影响

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2013.118

J. Younker, M. Walsh

{"title":"Impact of salinity on coagulation and dissolved air flotation treatment for oil and gas produced water","authors":"J. Younker, M. Walsh","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2013.118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.118","url":null,"abstract":"Produced water is a major wastewater stream in the oil and gas industry which typically consists of dispersed and dissolved oils, and high levels of salinity. Despite concerns that dissolved aromatics in produced water may be detrimental to marine life, discharge regulations and treatment technologies for produced water largely focus on dispersed oil and grease removal. The purpose of this research project was to investigate coagulation with ferric chloride (FeCl3) and dissolved air flotation (DAF) at bench-scale for the removal of both dispersed and dissolved oils from synthetic and offshore produced water samples, with a specific focus on the impact of salinity on the coagulation process. Coagulation and DAF treatment of the produced water samples achieved high removals of dispersed oil and grease, but had limited impact on dissolved aromatics. The coagulation process in the saline produced water samples reduced dispersed oil and grease concentrations from 100 mg/L to below North American discharge limits (i.e. 30 mg/L in Canada, 29 mg/L in the USA) under all conditions tested, while the effectiveness of coagulation treatment in the fresh water synthetic samples was highly dependent on coagulation pH.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.118","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67980072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 15

Removal of basic dyes from aqueous solutions by activated carbon derived from Eichornia crassipes: equilibrium and kinetic studies 用从白角草中提取的活性炭去除水溶液中的碱性染料:平衡和动力学研究

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-05-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2014.050

S. Banu, G. Maheswaran

{"title":"Removal of basic dyes from aqueous solutions by activated carbon derived from Eichornia crassipes: equilibrium and kinetic studies","authors":"S. Banu, G. Maheswaran","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2014.050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2014.050","url":null,"abstract":"The feasibility of preparing activated carbon from Eichornia crassipes by chemical activation was investigated. Batch experiments were carried out for the sorption of Methylene Blue (MB) and Rhodamine B (RB) onto the prepared activated carbon. The variables studied were initial dye concentration, pH, adsorbent dose, and contact time. Equilibrium data for the adsorption of the dyes onto activated carbon were obtained from batch adsorption experiments. Two-parameter isotherm models including Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich were employed for fitting equilibrium data. Three-parameter isotherm models including Redlich–Peterson, Toth, and Koble–Corrigan models were also employed for fitting the equilibrium data. Linear and non-linear regression methods were used to determine the best fit model to the equilibrium data. It was found that non-linear regression is a better method for determining isotherm parameters. The data were fitted to pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, intraparticle diffusion model, and Elovich equation. The pseudo-second-order model gave the best fit to the equilibrium data as seen from correlation coefficient values. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopic investigations were carried out to confirm the morphological characteristics of the adsorbent. The prepared activated carbon had greater affinity for adsorbing MB when compared to RB.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2014.050","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67981063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Computational modelling techniques in the optimization of corrosion control for reducing lead in Canadian drinking water 加拿大饮用水中减少铅的腐蚀控制优化中的计算建模技术

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Water Quality Research Journal of Canada Pub Date : 2014-02-01 DOI: 10.2166/WQRJC.2013.009

C. Hayes, T. Croft, A. Campbell, I. Douglas, P. Gadoury, M. Schock

{"title":"Computational modelling techniques in the optimization of corrosion control for reducing lead in Canadian drinking water","authors":"C. Hayes, T. Croft, A. Campbell, I. Douglas, P. Gadoury, M. Schock","doi":"10.2166/WQRJC.2013.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.009","url":null,"abstract":"Compliance modelling has been used to good effect in the optimization of plumbosolvency control in the UK and was evaluated in the Canadian and US contexts via three case studies. In relation to regulatory compliance, supplementary orthophosphate dosing could be justified in one water supply system but not in one other. Compliance modelling indicated that Health Canada's Tier 1 protocol is much less stringent than its Tier 2 protocol and that optimization based on 6+ hour stagnation samples vs 15 μg/l is likely to be more stringent than that based on 30 min stagnation samples vs 10 μg/l. The modelling of sequential sampling for an individual home indicated that sample results could be markedly affected by the length of the lead service line, by the length of the copper premise pipe and by pipe diameters. The results for sequential sampling were also dependent on flow characteristics (plug vs laminar). For either regulatory compliance assessment or for the optimization of plumbosolvency control measures, routine sequential sampling from the same houses at a normalized flow will minimize these variable effects.","PeriodicalId":54407,"journal":{"name":"Water Quality Research Journal of Canada","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2166/WQRJC.2013.009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67979170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2