A summary of regional water quality of Eastern UK rivers

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 194-195, Issue , 1997, Pages 15-37

  Robson, A J ^a   Neal, C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

catchment management; Harmonised Monitoring; Humber; loads; LOIS; Ouse; regional; Trent; Tweed; UK rivers; water quality; Yorkshire

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; COPPER; DIELDRIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; LEAD; LINDANE; METAL; NICKEL; NITRATE; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER; SULFATE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

LOIS; POLLUTION MONITORING; REGIONAL SCALE STUDY; REGIONAL STUDY; RIVER CHEMISTRY; RIVER WATER; RIVER WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY;

UK, (EAST);

EID: 13444258485     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05351-X     Document Type: Article

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