Frail chemistry and its implications for contaminant transport in catchments

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6769, 2000, Pages 524-527

  Kirchner, James W ^a   Feng, Xiahong ^b   Neal, Colln ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RAINFALL; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034598769     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35000537     Document Type: Article

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