Mathematical Simulation Of Pollutant Transport In Boston Harbor

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• Personal Author:
  Kossik, Richard F.
• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ; United States.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  MIT (MIT Sea Grant)
• Description:
  The disposal of municipal and industrial wastes into coastal waters such as Boston Harbor is widespread. The resulting contamination not only diminishes the ability of the area to support recreational activities, but may also seriously restrict commercial fishing and have adverse ecological effects. Programs to clean up these waters and better manage and utilize their resources in the future involve engineering and management decisions which must ultimately be based on a good understanding of the complex physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring in the region. The application of an accurate mathematical simulation model, coupled with complementary physical and chemical measurements, can be used to gain this understanding. The present work is multidisciplina​ry in nature and represents the intial steps of a model calibration and verification study.
• Keywords:
  Coastal Zone Management Factory And Trade Waste Pollutants Pollution Coastal Zone Management Factory And Trade Waste
• Series:
  MITSG   MITSG 87-3TN
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  MIT-T-87-001
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA84AA-D-00046
• Place as Subject:
  Boston Harbor (Mass.) ; Massachusetts
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4d940561e23f1cd2ad99a91dd8d4d23d2da2a59f655dcbb411115a8f967b3169
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/44387/noaa_44387_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.26 MB ]