Table 1.3.
Comparison of system level clearance times
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System
Suspension Biomass Benthic Suspension- Water
Clearance
Clearance
System
Water
feeder
range
surface
feeder
volume rate
rate
clearance
volume
biomass
(g m-2)
area
biomass
(10 6
m 3
)
(1
g-l day-!) (m3 m-2
time
residence
(g m-2)
(10 6
m 2
)
(gm 3
)
day-l)
(days)
time (days)
Konigshafen,
34.6
28-47
5.6
19.9
7.2
45.0
0.936
0.9-2.8
0.5-2.0
Sylt (sy)a
North Inlet (NI)b
38.5
5-60
8.8
15.4
22
81.6
3.142
0.8-6.1
0.5-1.5
Carlingford
0.3
39.5
0.07
196
163.2
0.057
87.5
66
Lough (CF)c
Marennes21.0
135.7
4.2
675
81.6
1.714
2.9
5.0-10.0
Oleron (M-O)d
South San Francisco
15.0
490.0
2.5
2500
600.0
9.000
0.6
10-75
Bay (SSF)e
Narragansett
4.2
328.0
0.5
2724
62.4
0.259
32.1
26
Bay (NB)f
Oosterschelde (OS)g
24.3
351.3
3.1
2740
87.0
2.114
3.7
10-150
Western Wadden
10.4
8-40
1386.2
3.7
4020
48.0
0.499
5.8
5-15
Sea (WW)h
Ria de Arosa (RA)i
30.0
228.2
1.6
4335
51.0
1.530
12.4
23
Delaware Bay (DB)i
0.1
1942.0
0.009
19,420
163.2
0.Q15
680.8
97
Chesapeake Bay (CB)k
0.2
11,500.0
0.07
27,300
163.2
0.027
87.5
22
Marina da Gama (MD)!
10.1
5-85
0.32
4.500
0.025
206.1
2.062
1.1
Long
(minimal
exchange)
Kertinge Nor
(KN)m
13.3
11-16
5.5
6.650
11.000
0.912
0.8-5
NA
?'l
Bay of Brest (BB)n
74.0
148.0
7.400
1480
48.0
3,552
2.8-6
16.7
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a-n Source(s): a Asmus and Asmus 1991;
Asmus et al. 1998;
b Dame et al. 1980; C
Ball et al. 1997;
d Heral et al. 1988,
Bacher 1989;
e Cloern 1982; S
(1)
f Pilson 1985;
g Smaad et
al. 1986;
h Dame et a1. 1991;
Van Stralen 1995;
i Tenore et al. 1982;
i Biggs and Howell 1984; k
Newell 1988; 1
Davies et a1.
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1989;
m Petersen and Riisgard 1992;
n Hily 1991
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