A tracer study was conducted in Port Royal Sound to simulate the movement and ultimate pattern of concentration of a solute continuously injected into the flow. A total of 750 pounds of Rhodamine WT dye was injected by boat during a period of 24.8 hours in a line across the Colleton River. During the following 43 days, samples of water were taken at selected points in the sound, and the concentration of dye in the samples was determined by fluorometric analysis.
The data obtained in the field study were used with theoretical models to compute the ultimate pattern of concentration of nonconservative and conservative solutes for a hypothetical continuous injection at the site on the Colleton River.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Title | Tracer simulation study of potential solute movement in Port Royal Sound, South Carolina |
| DOI | 10.3133/wsp1586J |
| Authors | F. A. Kilpatrick, T. Ray Cummings |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Water Supply Paper |
| Series Number | 1586 |
| Index ID | wsp1586J |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | South Atlantic Water Science Center |