Analysis of the impacts of major anion variations on surface water acidity particularly with regard to conifer harvesting: Case studies from Wales and Northern England

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 303-322

  Neal, Colin ^a   Reynolds, Brian ^a   Adamson, John K ^a   Stevens, Paul A ^a   Neal, Margaret ^a   Harrow, Martin ^a   Hill, Susan ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CONIFEROUS TREE; LOGGING; NITRATE; PH; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 0032445106     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-2-303-1998     Document Type: Article

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