Water quality in a subtropical embayment more than a decade after diversion of sewage discharges

Pacific Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 194-210

  Laws, Edward A ^b   Allen, Colleen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMEDIATION; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

PACIFIC, HAWAII, OAHU, KANEOHE BAY;

EID: 0029749841     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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