Evaluation of cycling patterns of dissolved oxygen in a tropical lake as an indicator of biodegradable organic pollution

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 231, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 145-158

  Ansa Asare, O D ^a   Marr, I L ^a   Cresser, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycling patterns; Dissolved oxygen; Mathematical model; Pollution indicator; Tropical lake

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC POLLUTIONS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CYCLING PATTERNS;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INDICATOR; LAKE WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; LAKE WATER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; LAKE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GHANA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

GHANA;

EID: 0033028183     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00088-1     Document Type: Article

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