Author(s)

F. De Smedt & F. Mwanuzi

Abstract

A model is presented for simulating the transport of toxic pollutants in rivers, estuaries and seas. Such transport strongly depends on the presence of suspended sediment, which is known to be an important carrier of sorbed chemicals. Hence, the movement of these contaminants can only be predicted if the movements of sediments is well understood, which also necessitates a detailed understanding of the hydrodynamic processes. Consequently, the developed model consists of different submodels for simulation of water movement, salt transport, suspended sediment transport, and transport of sorbing toxic pollutants. The model is applied to the river Scheldt (Belgium), the Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands), and the sea along the Belgian coast. Simulation results are presen

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