Theoretical documentation for the assessment of pollution loads "Rypos"

L. Kaliakatsos, A. Andreadakis, and K. Noutsopoulos, Theoretical documentation for the assessment of pollution loads "Rypos", Integrated Management of Hydrosystems in Conjunction with an Advanced Information System (ODYSSEUS), Contractor: NAMA, Report 7, 32 pages, Department of Water Resources, Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering – National Technical University of Athens, Athens, December 2006.

[doc_id=772]

[Greek]

"Rypos" is a model for the assessment of pollution loads originating from point and non-point sources. The model incorporates the method of export coefficients for the estimation of loads originating from diffuse sources (land uses and livestock), which gives the option of correlating various land uses with the mass of polluting substances discharging into the hydrographic network. The program provides the possibility of creating various sets of land uses/livestock and export coefficients, in order to correspond to the specific conditions (e.g. climatic, soil, agricultural practical) of the study area. Regarding the estimation of pollution loads from point sources, the model allows for a detailed description of the industrial units pollutant activities (e.g. sector, capacity, productive processes, installed wastewater treatment systems), and functional parameters of the domestic wastewater treatment plants (e.g. served equivalent population, treatment scheme). Direct import of pollution loads timeseries is also supported, when data from ad loc measurements are available. This report is the scientific documentation of the model "Rypos".

PDF Full text (870 KB)

Related project: Integrated Management of Hydrosystems in Conjunction with an Advanced Information System (ODYSSEUS)