Journal
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
Volume 204, Issue 1-4, Pages 103-115Publisher
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0030-z
Keywords
Surfzone; Mixing; Dispersion; Fluorometer; Turbidity; Fluorescent dye measurement
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Decisions about recreational beach closures would be enhanced if better estimates of surfzone contaminant transport and dilution were available. In situ methods for measuring fluorescent Rhodamine WT dye tracer in the surfzone are presented, increasing the temporal and spatial resolution over previous surfzone techniques. Bubbles and sand suspended by breaking waves in the surfzone interfere with in situ optical fluorometer dye measurements, increasing the lower bound for dye detection (a parts per thousand 1 ppb) and reducing (quenching) measured dye concentrations. Simultaneous turbidity measurements are used to estimate the level of bubble and sand interference and correct dye estimates. After correction, root-mean-square dye concentration errors are estimated to be < 5% of dye concentration magnitude, thus demonstrating the viability of in situ surfzone fluorescent dye measurements. The surfzone techniques developed here may be applicable to other environments with high bubble and sand concentrations (e.g., cascading rivers and streams).
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