Water users consider the safety of water according to its aesthetic properties, primarily taste and odour. Geosmin (GEO) 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) are most common odour compounds in freshwaters which cause an earthy musty water. Since human nose can detect these concentrations as low 10 ng/L, it is essential monitor drinking waters before consumer complaints produce a timely solution. Therefore,...

The Connecticut River plume interacts with the strong tidal currents of ambient receiving waters in eastern Long Island Sound. formed during flood tides is studied as an example river plumes entering into energetic environments estuaries or continental shelves. Conservative passive freshwater tracers within a high-resolution nested hydrodynamic model are applied to determine how source from dif...