Temporal and spatial trends in streamwater nitrate concentrations in the San Bernardino Mountains, southern California

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 822-836

  Fenn, Mark E ^a   Poth, Mark A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURE IMPACT; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; STREAMWATER;

WATER QUALITY;

NITRATE; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0032934161     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800030013x     Document Type: Article

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