Impact of point and nonpoint source pollution on pore waters of two Chesapeake Bay tributaries

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-85

  Karuppiah, Makesh ^a   Gupta, Gian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; NONPOINT SOURCE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION; PORE WATER; POREWATER; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

USA, MARYLAND, POCOMOKE RIVER; USA, MARYLAND, WICOMICO RIVER;

EID: 0030251138     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1996.0084     Document Type: Article

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