Simulation of pollution buffering capacity of wetlands fringing the Lake Victoria

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-103

  Mwanuzi, F ^a   Aalderink, H ^c   Mdamo, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b Lake Victoria Environ Mngt Proj   (Tanzania)

^c NONE

Author keywords

DUFLOW; Lake Victoria; Mwanza; Nutrients; Tanzania; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; WETLANDS;

LAKE ECOSYSTEM;

WATER POLLUTION;

NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE;

BUFFERING; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE WATER; NATURAL ATTENUATION; WETLAND;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWAMP; TANZANIA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

LAKE VICTORIA; TANZANIA;

ALGAE; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037376097     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00150-2     Document Type: Article

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