The phosphorus content of rivers in England and Wales

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1258-1268

  Muscutt, A D ^a,b   Withers, P J A ^b  

^a Anstey Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Catchments; Eutrophication; Flow rate; Load estimates; Orthophosphate; Phosphorus; Rivers; Sewage treatment works; Temporal and spatial variation

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WINTER;

ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER WATER QUALITY;

UK;

AGRICULTURE; FLOW OF WATER; PHOSPHATES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SAMPLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENTS; ENGLAND; EUTROPHICATION; FLOW RATE; METHOD OF ANALYSIS; WALES;

PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 0029661159     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00290-1     Document Type: Article

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