Selenium budgets for Lake Powell and the Upper Colorado River Basin

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 771-786

  Engberg, Richard A ^a  

^a 130 Minor Road ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado River Basin; Irrigation; Lake Powell; Selenium

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SEDIMENTS; SELENIUM;

COLORADO RIVER BASIN; LAKE POWELL;

LAKES;

INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; SELENIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033178309     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04173.x     Document Type: Article

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