Effectiveness of Constructed Overland Flow Areas in Decreasing Diffuse Pollution from Forest Drainages

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 602-613

  Liljaniemi, Petri ^a   Vuori, Kari Matti ^a   Tossavainen, Tarmo ^a   Kotanen, Juho ^a   Haapanen, Merja ^b   Lepistö, Ahti ^b   Kenttämies, Kaarle ^b  

^a Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diffuse pollution; Drainage of peatlands; Forestry; Overland flow areas

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PEAT; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

DIFFUSE POLLUTION; FERTILIZATION;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALUMINUM; IRON; METAL; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

BUFFER ZONE; DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; OVERLAND FLOW; PEATLAND;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FINLAND; FOREST; FORESTRY; LAND DRAINAGE; NUTRIENT; PEATLAND; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RISK; SEDIMENT;

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FERTILIZERS; FILTRATION; FORESTRY; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONS; SOIL; TREES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

RIPARIA;

EID: 1642581553     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-2927-4     Document Type: Article

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