Systematic application of United Kingdom river flow and quality databases for estimating annual river mass loads (1975-1994)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 210-211, Issue , 1998, Pages 21-40

  Littlewood, I G ^a   Watts, C D ^a   Custance, J M ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Transp Regions Romney Hse 43 M ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Harmonised monitoring scheme; Heavy metals; National River Flow Archive; North Sea; Nutrients; Oslo and Paris Commission (OSPAR); River mass loads; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; MASS LOADING; RIVER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION;

UK;

EID: 17544393144     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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