Load estimation methodologies for British rivers and their relevance to the LOIS RACS(R) programme

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 194-195, Issue , 1997, Pages 379-389

  Webb, B W ^a   Phillips, J M ^a   Walling, D E ^a   Littlewood, I G ^b   Watts, C D ^b   Leeks, G J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemical fluxes; derwent; flux; load estimation; LOIS; sediment fluxes; water quality; Wharf

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

LOAD ESTIMATION; LOIS; METHOD EVALUATION; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030620017     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05377-6     Document Type: Article

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