Development of bacteria and benthic total maximum daily loads: A case study, Linville Creek, Virginia

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1860-1872

  Benham, Brian L ^a   Brannan, Kevin M ^a   Yagow, Gene ^a   Zeckoski, Rebecca W ^a   Dillaha, Theo A ^a   Mostaghimi, Saied ^a   Wynn, Jeff W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATERSHEDS;

GENERALIZED WATERSHED LOADING FUNCTIONS (GWLF); HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATION PROGRAM - FORTRAN (HSPF); TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL); WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BENTHOS; MANURE; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; RIVERS; VIRGINIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

EID: 25844480782     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0414     Document Type: Article

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