Precipitation and river water chemistry of the Piracicaba River basin, southeast Brazil

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 967-981

  Williams, Michael R ^a   Filoso, Solange ^a   Martinelli, Luiz A ^b   Lara, Luciene B ^b   Camargo, Plínio B ^b  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAMPLING;

MASS BALANCE;

WATER CONSERVATION;

RIVER WATER;

ACID PRECIPITATION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0034996506     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2001.303967x     Document Type: Article

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