Influence of precipitation composition on the chemistry of streams draining from peat examined using Na:Ca:Mg ratio

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2253-2260

  Cresser, Malcolm S ^a   Dawod, Abdulkadir M ^a   Rees, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base cation ratio; Drainage water; Ion exchange; Peat; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNESIUM; PEAT; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW;

BASE CATION RATIO;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CATION; FRESH WATER; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

BASEFLOW; CATION RATIO; PEAT SOIL; PRECIPITATION CHEMISTRY; STREAMWATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SAMPLING;

SCOTLAND; UK;

EID: 0031239510     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00096-1     Document Type: Article

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