Water use and quality and stream flow in a Mediterranean stream

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 3876-3881

  Prat, Narcís ^a   Munné, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological quality index; Congost stream; Mediterranean stream; Stream flow; Water management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; STREAM FLOW; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER WELLS; WEIRS;

BIOLOGICAL QUALITY INDEX; WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

WATER ANALYSIS;

STREAMFLOW; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FISHING; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SPAIN; WASTE WATER; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CATALONIA; CONGOST RIVER; SPAIN;

EID: 0034668330     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00119-6     Document Type: Article

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