Dry-weather metals and bacteria loading in an arid, urban watershed: Ballona Creek, California

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 164, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 367-382

  Stein, Eric D ^a   Tiefenthaler, Liesl L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid watersheds; Bacteria; Dry season; Metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); METALS; STORMS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ARID WATERSHEDS; DRY SEASONS; DRY-WEATHER METALS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

METAL;

BACTERIUM; METAL; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESERT; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED; WEATHER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARIDA;

EID: 23944498825     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-4041-0     Document Type: Article

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