Assessing relative risks to aquatic ecosystems: A mid-Appalachian case study

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-36

  Bryce, Sandra A ^a,b,c   Larsen, David P ^a,b,c   Hughes, Robert M ^a,b,c   Kaufmann, Philip R ^a,b,c  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic monitoring; Nonpoint source pollution; Relative risk; Risk assessment; Water quality; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0033081004     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb05449.x     Document Type: Article

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