Ecotechnological measures to control nutrient losses from catchments

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 195-202

  Kuusemets, Valdo ^a   Mander, Ülo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Non point pollution; Nutrient control; Point pollution; Riparian buffer zones

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOTECHNOLOGY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONES;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ESTONIA; FOREST; NUTRIENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BETULACEAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 0032705936     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00687-3     Document Type: Article

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