Comparison of different model approaches for a hygiene early warning system at the lower Ruhr River, Germany

• Published in: International journal of hygiene and environmental health Vol. 219; no. 7; pp. 671 - 680
• Main Authors: Mälzer, Hans-Joachim, aus der Beek, Tim, Müller, Silke, Gebhardt, Jörg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Bacteria; Bathing water quality; Enterococcus - isolation & purification; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Germany; Hygiene; Linear Models; Models, Theoretical; Neural Networks (Computer); Recreation; Rivers - microbiology; Surface waters; Water Microbiology; Water Pollutants - isolation & purification; Water Quality; Water quality modeling; ANN; TU; RV; NO2; Q; NRW; NRW-BWO; CFU; NO3; Bathing water quality; T; DOC; Bacteria; PO43; Water quality modeling; CSO; E. coli; EC; Surface waters; TOC; RWW; SAC; WWTP; Int.Ent; NH4

The lower Ruhr River is located in a densely populated and industrialized area in Northrhine-Westphalia (NRW) in western Germany. Due to upgrades of sanitary infrastructure, such as wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and combined sewer overflows (CSOs), and a decline of industrial production, water...