Improved water quality through water table management in eastern Canada

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-122

  Mejia, M N ^b   Madramootoo, C A ^a,b  

^a International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROPS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW OF WATER; IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SUBSURFACE DRAIN FLOWS; WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

DRAINAGE; MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0032029692     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1998)124:2(116)     Document Type: Article

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