Post-fire surface water quality: Comparison of fire retardant versus wildfire-related effects

Chemosphere

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 874-889

  Crouch, Robert L ^a   Timmenga, Hubert J ^b   Barber, Timothy R ^c   Fuchsman, Phyllis C ^c  

^a Analytical Laboratory Services Inc   (United States)

^b Timmenga and Associates Inc   (Canada)

^c ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Ash; Cyanide; Ferrocyanide; Fire retardant

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CYANIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATERS;

ASH; FERROCYANIDE; MONITORING PROGRAMS; WILDLAND FIRES;

WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; CYANIDE; FLAME RETARDANT; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CYANIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

ASH; CYANIDE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOREST MANAGEMENT; STREAM (RIVER); WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EID: 31844432952     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.05.031     Document Type: Article

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