Reversal of eutrophication following sewage treatment upgrades in the New River Estuary, North Carolina

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 750-760

  Mallin, Michael A ^a   McIver, Matthew R ^a   Wells, Heather A ^a   Parsons, Douglas C ^a   Johnson, Virginia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; REMEDIATION; SEWAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA;

EID: 28444451110     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02732912     Document Type: Article

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