Journal article
Structural controls on floc strength and transport
Abstract
An examination of how floc structure (internal and external) influences floc strength and transport is described. Samples were collected from both a natural river and a combined sewer outfall to provide significantly different structures for comparison. Regardless of floc type, the internal matrix was observed to be mediated by a dynamic microbial community. Microbial secretions of fibrilar extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were found to …
Authors
Droppo IG
Journal
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 569–578
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
August 1, 2004
DOI
10.1139/l04-015
ISSN
0315-1468