Biophysical flocculation of suspended particulate matters in Belgian coastal zones

X Shen, EA Toorman, BJ Lee, M Fettweis - Journal of Hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Floc Size Distributions (FSDs) of biomineral suspended particles are of great
importance to understand the dynamics of bio-mediated Suspended Particulate Matters …

Spatial and seasonal variation of biomineral suspended particulate matter properties in high-turbid nearshore and low-turbid offshore zones

M Fettweis, BJ Lee - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
Suspended particulate matter (SPM) is abundant and essential in marine and coastal
waters, and comprises a wide variety of biomineral particles, which are practically grouped …

Biological flocculation of suspended particles in nutrient-rich aqueous ecosystems

F Maggi - Journal of Hydrology, 2009 - Elsevier
We describe the development and testing of a mechanistic model (BFLOC) to predict the
average size of sediment aggregates in nutrient-rich aqueous ecosystems. The original …

Flocculation potential of estuarine particles: The importance of environmental factors and of the spatial and seasonal variability of suspended particulate matter

R Verney, R Lafite, JC Brun-Cottan - Estuaries and coasts, 2009 - Springer
Estuarine systems are complex environments where seasonal and spatial variations occur
in concentrations of suspended particulate matter, in primary constituents, and in organic …

Assessment of flocculation kinetics of cohesive sediments from the Seine and Gironde estuaries, France, through laboratory and field studies

D Mikeš, AJ Manning - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and …, 2010 - ascelibrary.org
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 …

Controlling factors in estuarine flocculation processes: experimental results with material from the Seine Estuary, Northwestern France

D Mikes, R Verney, R Lafite, M Belorgey - Journal of coastal research, 2004 - JSTOR
Flocculation is one of the main process of sedimentation which modifies suspended
particulate matter (SPM) characteristics, ie size and settling velocity. A combination of …

Simulating multimodal floc size distributions of suspended cohesive sediments with lognormal subordinates: Comparison with mixing jar and settling column …

X Shen, EA Toorman, M Fettweis, BJ Lee, Q He - Coastal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Floc Size Distributions (FSDs) of suspended fine-grained sediment flocs play a
prime role to estimate their own fate and the transport of contaminates attached to the flocs …

Flocculation with heterogeneous composition in water environments: a review

QN Ho, M Fettweis, KL Spencer, BJ Lee - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a key process for controlling the fate and transport of suspended particulate
matter (SPM) in water environments and has received considerable attention in the field of …

An approach to modeling biofilm growth during the flocculation of suspended cohesive sediments

X Shen, EA Toorman, BJ Lee… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The floc size distribution (FSD) is crucial to predict cohesive sediment dynamics in aquatic
environments. Recently, increasing attention has been given to biofilm effects on the FSDs …

Modeling flocculation processes: Intercomparison of a size class-based model and a distribution-based model

J Maerz, R Verney, K Wirtz, U Feudel - Continental Shelf Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Modeling suspended particulate matter (SPM) dynamics is essential to calculate sediment
transport budgets and to provide relevant knowledge for the understanding of …