Urban influence on phosphorus and sediment loading of west point lake, Georgia

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 145-154

  Emmerth, Phillip P ^c   Bayne, David R ^a,b  

^a Environmental Protection Office   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Loading; Nonpoint source pollution; Phosphorus; Point source; Pollution modeling; Reservoir; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE; POLLUTION MODELING; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030087573     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1996.tb03442.x     Document Type: Article

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