Nutrient and fecal coliform discharge from coastal North Carolina golf courses

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 979-986

  Mallin, Michael A ^a   Wheeler, Tracey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; NITRATES; OUTFALLS; RAIN; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; FECAL COLIFORM DISCHARGE; GOLF COURSES; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; ORTHOPHOSPHATE CONCENTRATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS;

WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE;

BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FECES MICROFLORA; NUTRIENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

ALGAE;

EID: 0034029644     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900030037x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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