DISPERSION OF SOLUBLE POLLUTANTS IN NONUNIFORM RIVERS .2. APPLICATION TO EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

The use of the theory of dispersion in non-uniform rivers, presented in Part I of this series, is demonstrated using two sets of previously published experimental results. The first set of data was obtained at two downstream stations following an accidental spill of chloroform in the Mississippi River. The second set of data involved the measurement of concentration-time profiles following the intentional release of soluble dye in a creek. Very satisfactory fits of the data with the theory are obtained in both cases. A final example illustrates how a general concentration-time profile obtained at one station may be used to predict the profile when it reaches a second station further downstream. All calculations are carried out on a programmable pocket calculator. © 1979.