Land use and streamwater nitrate-N dynamics in an urban-rural fringe watershed

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 639-650

  Wernick, B G ^a   Cook, K E ^a   Schreier, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; British Columbia; GIS; Land use indicator; Langley; Nitrate nitrogen; Nonpoint source pollution; Salmon River; Septic systems; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; NITRATES; RIVERS; RURAL AREAS; SEPTIC TANKS; STREAM FLOW; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

WATERSHEDS;

LAND USE; NITRATE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; WATERSHED;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; SALMON RIVER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032104147     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb00961.x     Document Type: Article

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