Some factors governing the water quality of microtidal estuaries in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 373-386

  Allanson, B R ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVERS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

WATER QUALITY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; RIVER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034898504     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v27i3.4982     Document Type: Article

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