Estuarine systems are complex environments where seasonal and spatial variations occur
in concentrations of suspended particulate matter, in primary constituents, and in organic …

Flocculation is one of the main process of sedimentation which modifies suspended
particulate matter (SPM) characteristics, ie size and settling velocity. A combination of …

Cohesive suspended particles in a river aggregate into microflocs with average diameters of
10–20 μ m, which on their arrival in the estuary aggregate to macroflocs with average …

The transport and fate of fine grained cohesive sediments in estuarine and coastal waters is
influenced by the settling velocity of the sediment, which in turn is affected by flocculation …

Abstract The Floc Size Distributions (FSDs) of biomineral suspended particles are of great
importance to understand the dynamics of bio-mediated Suspended Particulate Matters …

This thesis focuses on the flocculation process of cohesive sediment (mud) and in particular
on the time evolution of the floc size distribution. Mud is mainly observed in estuarine …

The work presented aimed at investigating the influence of the physical processes effecting
mud flocculation in a grid stirred experiment. Two natural muds from the Gironde estuary …

This paper presents new measurements on the settling velocity of mud flocs in the Lower
Sea Scheldt, Belgium, and compares the results with data obtained previously in the Tamar …

Flocculation of suspended particles in tidal estuaries exhibits large spatiotemporal variability
due to an interplay of various physical and biogeochemical drivers. Salinity (S) is known to …

Purpose Cohesive sediment is able to flocculate and create flocs, which are larger than
individual particles and less dense. The phenomenon of flocculation has an important role in …