An estimation of the nitrogen and phosphorus loading by wet deposition over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 207-221

  Morales, J A ^a   Albornoz, A ^b   Socorro, E ^b   Morillo, A ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

^b Inst Contr Conservacion Cuenca L   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Lake Maracaibo; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Venezuela; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

LAKES; LOADING; NITROGEN; PETROCHEMICALS; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN;

MEAN MOLAR RATIO;

DEPOSITION;

AMMONIA; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN;

LAKE WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL; WET DEPOSITION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAKE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PH; PRECIPITATION; SEWAGE; TROPICS; VENEZUELA;

VENEZUELA;

VALENCIA;

EID: 0034744281     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010347913832     Document Type: Article

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