Impacts to a coastal river and estuary from rupture of a large swine waste holding lagoon

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1451-1466

  Burkholder, JoAnn M ^a   Mallin, Michael A ^b   Glasgow Jr , Howard B ^a   Larsen, L Michael ^a,c   McIver, Matthew R ^b   Shank, G Christopher ^b   Deamer Melia, Nora ^a   Briley, David S ^a   Springer, Jeffrey ^a   Touchette, Brant W ^a   Hannon, Elle K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; MANURES; RIVERS;

DINOFLAGELLATE; EUGLENOID; FISH KILL; PHYTOPLANKTON; SWINE WASTE; ULCERATIVE EPIZOOTIC;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; RIVER; SWINE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0031280487     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600060003x     Document Type: Article

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