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Zhen Fang1, Tian Feng2, Gangri Qin1
1Department of Geography & Spatial Information Techniques, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Abstract:
China's coastal waters are confronting serious water quality problems, particularly the Hangzhou Bay in the Yangtze River Delta. To find out the underlying cause, we use the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) to simulate the hydrodynamic characteristics and the evolution of water pollutants. The results show that the hydrodynamic conditions are complicated and the semi-exchange time is 46 days, significantly hindering the dilution and diffusion of water pollutants. Concentrations of each typical pollutant as chemical oxygen demand (COD), dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), and phosphate (PO4) decrease from west to east, showing an obvious enrichment in the coastal region. Source-oriented results show that the inland water pollution of the Yangtze River and the Qiantang River is the key contributor, and the sewage outfalls on the coast near the bay worsen the pollution. This suggests that the government needs to strengthen the management of sources that affect water security.
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