FLUORESCENT DYE MEASUREMENTS OF THE MIXING AND TRANSPORT OF WASTE-WATER DISCHARGE IN THE BOSPORUS

Özsoy E., LATIF M., BESIKTEPE Ş. T., GAINES A.

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.32, no.2, pp.61-68, 1995 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0273-1223(95)00570-d
  • Journal Name: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.61-68
  • Keywords: WASTE, DIFFUSER, CURRENTS, FLUORESCENCE, DYE, TRACER, BOSPORUS, STRAIT
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The performance of the wastewater discharge of Istanbul is evaluated based on fluorescent dye technique, supported by hydrographic and current measurements. Under the normal exchange flows, as well as during extreme events of blocking, the dye essentially remained confined in the lower layer. The maximum upper layer average dye concentration in the Bosphorus was close to the background levels, while the interfacial layer values were larger. Good agreement is found between the observations and simple models of longitudinal dispersion in the lower layer of the Bosphorus.