Variation in stream water quality in an urban headwater stream in the southern appalachians

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 331-353

  Clinton, Barton D ^a   Vose, James M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Forest; Sediment; Surface water; Urbanization; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FORESTRY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

FORESTED LANDSCAPE; URBANIZATION;

RIVERS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE ION; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIUM; FORESTED CATCHMENT; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONDUCTANCE; LANDSCAPE; NUTRIENT; PH; REDUCTION; SOLUTE; STREAM (RIVER); SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA; CITIES; FORESTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29844446592     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-2812-x     Document Type: Article

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