Pollution in a lowland river system. A case study: The Reconquista river (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 287-302

  Topalian M L ^a   Rovedatti, M G ^a   Castane P M ^a   Salibian A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aquatic pollution; Multivariate analysis; Physicochemical parameters; Reconquista river; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC POLLUTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; RECONQUISTA RIVER;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PH; PHENOLS; RIVERS; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHENOL; PHOSPHATE; SURFACE WATER;

POLLUTION INCIDENCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0033199735     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005180714913     Document Type: Article

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