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Journal of Environmental Hydrology
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Electronic Journal of the International Association for
Environmental Hydrology
JEH Volume 17 (2009), Paper 32 Posted November 27, 2009 SIMULATION OF PHOSPHORUS MIGRATION IN AN UNCONFINED AQUIFER: UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
Seyed Reza Saghravani1 2Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 3Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran ABSTRACT The distribution of phosphorus in groundwater was simulated on the University Putra Malaysia campus, within which a pond and a sludge area are located. The results show that the concentration of phosphorus in the sludge area is higher than those set by the National Water Quality Standard for Malaysia (NWQSM). The sludge is the dominant source of phosphorus within the study area. The phosphorus transport during 10 and 50 years was simulated and the probability of pollution of the pond was assessed. The results showed that the migration of contaminant in the first and second layers are not similar due to different hydraulic conductivity and other properties of soils. Results also indicated that vertical migration can be the most important aspect of phosphorus movement toward the pond. Reference: Saghravani, S.R., S. Mustapha, S. Ibrahim, M.K. Yusoff, M.A. Mohd. Zawawi, and S.F. Saghravani. 2009. Simulation of phosphorus migration in an unconfined aquifer: Universiti Putra Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Hydrology, Vol. 17, Paper 32. CONTACT: Seyed Reza Saghravani Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia E-mail: rezasaghravani@hotmail.com |
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