The impact of agricultural land use on stream chemistry in the Middle Hills of the Himalayas, Nepal

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 185, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 71-86

  Collins, Robert ^a   Jenkins, Alan ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; DENITRIFICATION; IONS; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; METALS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; STREAM FLOW;

EUTROPHICATION; STREAM CHEMISTRY; TURBIDITY;

NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; STREAM CHEMISTRY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

NEPAL, HIMALAYAS;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0030274097     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)03008-5     Document Type: Article

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