Study of dissolved silicon, and nitrate dynamics in a fresh water stream

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2749-2757

  House, W A ^a   Leach, D V ^a   Armitage, P D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical dynamics; Nitrate; Nutrients; Phosphorous; Silicon and chemical fluxes; Streams

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

NITRATE DYNAMICS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

NITRATE; NITRITE; SILICON;

MASS BALANCE; NITRATE; SILICON; STREAMFLOW; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0034999331     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00548-0     Document Type: Article

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