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Abstract
Eutrophication is a global environmental issue and has been studied for more than 40 years in Atsumi Bay, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The distribution of nutrients in watersheds and estuaries is strongly influenced by meteorological factors, especially rainfall. Our observations in summer 2010 found that high river discharges during rainfall altered nutrient concentrations throughout the bay, and furthermore resulted in a red tide due to nutrient uptake by phytoplankton. In order to study nutrient dynamics and phytoplankton growth in estuaries, with a focus on the effects of river inputs during rainfall, we developed a depth-averaged two-dimensional ecological model. The model was conceived with the ability to simulate nutrient dynamics, in the form of dissolved nutrient concentrations, and phytoplankton growth throughout an estuary. The model provided reasonable results and agreed well with observed data. Our evaluation showed that the increase in availability of dissolved nutrients and favorable irradiance post-rainfall stimulated production of phytoplankton in the bay, compared to pre-rainfall.
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The Journal of Water and Environment Technology is an Open Access, fully peer-reviewed international journal for all aspects of the science, technology and management of water and the environment. The journal’s articles are clearly placed in a broader context to be relevant and interesting to our global audience of researchers, engineers, water technologists, and policy makers. JWET is the official journal of the Japan Society on Water Environment (JSWE) published in English, and welcomes submissions that take basic, applied or modeling approaches to the interesting issues facing the field. Topics can include, but are not limited to: water environment, soil and groundwater, drinking water, biological treatment, physicochemical treatment, sludge and solid waste, toxicity, public health and risk assessment, test and analytical methods, environmental education and other issues. JWET also welcomes seminal studies that help lay the foundations for future research in the field. JWET is committed to an ethical, fair and rapid peer-review process. It is published six times per year. It has two article types: Original Articles and Review Articles.
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