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A recurrent phenomenon in the very turbid tributary estuaries of the Severn is a larger depletion of dissolved oxygen on spring tides compared with neap tides. This is the reverse of what usually occurs in estuaries with low suspended mud concentrations. This paper describes the results of mathematical model simulations of the suspended mud transport and oxygen balance in the Parrett Estuary and shows that naturally occurring particulate BOD (slowly degrading detritus) which is part of the suspended mud load, is almost certainly responsible for the phenomenon.
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Maskell, J.M. (1985). The Effect of Particulate BOD on the Oxygen Balance of a Muddy Estuary. In: Wilson, J.G., Halcrow, W. (eds) Estuarine Management and Quality Assessment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9418-5_6
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