The influence of catchment characteristics, agricultural activities and atmospheric deposition on the chemistry of small streams in the English Lake District

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 63-75

  Thornton, G J P ^a   Dise, N B ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Agriculture; Geology; Lake District; Sensitivity; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; STREAM WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; LAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS;

UK, ENGLAND, CUMBIA, LAKE DISTRICT;

EID: 0032516368     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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