An application of a water assessment and simulation model in the remediation of the eutrophication capacity of a tropical water system: Case study the Lake Obili in Yaounde (Cameroon)
| Autor: | W. Victorien B. Abanda, George E. Nkeng, Gideon Aghaindum Ajeagah |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pollution
Environmental Engineering Environmental remediation media_common.quotation_subject 0208 environmental biotechnology Geography Planning and Development water lcsh:River lake and water-supply engineering (General) 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Development 01 natural sciences Dredging modelling pollution Africa lakes 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology media_common lcsh:TC401-506 business.industry Lake ecosystem Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 020801 environmental engineering Landscape architecture Environmental science Sewage treatment Water quality Water resource management business Eutrophication |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Water and Land Development, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 11-22 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2083-4535 |
| Popis: | Lake Obili is one of the most famous lakes in the city of Yaounde, Cameroon. Studies carried out in this lake showed that it was hyper eutrophic and therefore it represents a great danger because it is used for aquaculture, tourism and a suitable laboratory for hydro-biological engineering. It is thus very vital to restore this lake ecosystem that singles itself in the heart of the city of Yaounde. This can be greatly facilitated through the use of Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) of the United State Environmental protection Agency (USEPA). The outcomes of the previous results obtained from EUTRO, a Subroutine of the WASP model specialised in determining eutrophication level have proven that the remediation of this lake can be achievable through the implementation of a wet dredging, the construction and restoration of a wastewater treatment plant, the implementation of environmental incentive policies and the arrangement of the access to the lake. The application of the model is a contribution to the scientific mastery of nutrient flow, lake functioning and possibilities of restauration of highly polluted tropical water bodies subjected to domestic and industrial pollution. |
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