Estimation of sources of total phosphorus in a river basin and assessment of alternatives for river pollution reduction

Environment International

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 393-400

  Drolc, A ^a   Zagorc Koncan, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Diffuse sources; Eutrophication; Phosphorus; River basin; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

NUTRIENT REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

PHOSPHORUS;

PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SLOVENIA; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

KRKA RIVER; SLOVENIA;

EID: 0036828585     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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