Analysis of trends in water quality of buffalo pound lake

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-357

  Hrynkiw, T ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^b   Fuller, G ^b  

^a TransGas Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; LAKES; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SILICA; TEMPERATURE;

BUFFALO POUND CAKE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SPEARMAN RANK TEST; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

WATER QUALITY;

BUBALUS;

EID: 0242665730     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2803337     Document Type: Article

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