Ammonia and Toxicity Criteria in Polluted Onondaga Lake, New York

Water Environment Research

Volumn 72, Issue 6-7, 2000, Pages 731-741

  Matthews, David A ^b   Effler, Steven W ^a   Matthews, Carol M ^b  

^a UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ammonia; Criteria; Diurnal; Eutrophication; Lakes; pH; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AMMONIA; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; PH EFFECTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LAKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0034315856     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143000x138355     Document Type: Article

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